Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-0693-700e-bcc3-cc421f77b9fe/planc-permitting-licences-authorisations-notifications-consent-assurance Open for bids GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance [UK Fusion Energy Ltd](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-fusion-energy-ltd) Estimated value £1,200,000 Published 25 Sept 2026 Deadline 10 days left 29 Oct 2026 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender UKFE is running a procurement process to identify a suitably qualified Supplier for the provision of PLANC (Permitting, Licences, Authorisations, Notifications & Consent) Assurance. The appointed Supplier will provide an independent assurance service, principally as a 3rd Line Assurance function, delivering objective challenge and assessment of the effectiveness of arrangements used to identify, manage, integrate and deliver PLANC requirements throughout the programme lifecycle. UK Fusion Energy Ltd (UKFE) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Group, responsible for the STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production) programme to deliver the UK’s prototype fusion energy plant. This is an Open procedure procurement run under the Procurement Act 2023. Interested parties are required to register (for free) on, or login to, the UKFE Delta portal to access the tender pack, to raise clarifications, to communicate with UKFE, and to submit their proposal. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: [ukfe.delta-esourcing.com](https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Abingdon:-Advisory-and-consultative-engineering-services./35C3P58836) To respond to this opportunity, please click here: [ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/35C3P58836](https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/35C3P58836) ## CPV classification Advisory and consultative engineering services Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services Technical analysis or consultancy services Documentation services Safety consultancy services Evaluation consultancy services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-077a79-2026-09-25T12:37:02+01:00 [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-077a79-2026-09-25T12:37:02+01:00) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile UK Fusion Energy Ltd: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-fusion-energy-ltd) [Sector More Architecture, engineering & surveying tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/architecture-engineering-surveying) ## More tenders like this [Financial Advisor. · Great British Energy - Nuclear · 25 days left · 12 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13b92-47b3-71fe-a802-3c5a9e370884/financial-advisor) [Operations, Site Work and Facilities Management Dynamic Purchasing System · United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory · 812 days left · 8 Jan 2029](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb3-067f-725b-b789-e09f136f4372/operations-site-work-and-facilities-management-dynamic-purchasing-system) [PS26239 - RAF015/2627 - Plug-in batteries safety study · Department for Energy Security & Net Zero · 2 days left · 21 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13be7-985d-7278-81e0-e6e2f4cf0c4e/ps26239-raf0152627-plug-in-batteries-safety-study) [NNLC484D - Operations, Site Work and Facilities Management Dynamic Purchasing System · United Kingdom National Nuclear Laboratory · 812 days left · 8 Jan 2029](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cfe-e839-72f3-86ed-2f982273ea34/nnlc484d-operations-site-work-and-facilities-management-dynamic-purchasing-sy) [Provision of Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) Assessments · Platform Housing Limited · 14 days left · 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bdc-64f7-70b2-b197-7cf562b6d91d/provision-of-energy-performance-certificate-epc-assessments) [Major Works 2027 · Places for People · 30 days left · 18 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bec-67c4-7216-b783-04abb7fcd255/major-works-2027)