Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13beb-e37a-71d9-b2ee-1871d981d057/cryogenics-partner-for-the-step-programme [Skip to main content](#main-content) pendingGBopen procedure # Cryogenics Partner for the STEP Programme [UK Fusion Energy Ltd](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-fusion-energy-ltd) Estimated value Not stated Published 2 Oct 2026 Deadline Rolling deadline ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The proposed scope under consideration comprises three principal areas: Cryogenic Plant; Cryogenic Distribution System; and Cryogenic User Integration. The STEP cryogenic system is intended to provide the cryogenic cooling infrastructure required to support major plant systems throughout the STEP Prototype Powerplant. Current concepts indicate that the system will comprise a large-scale cryogenic plant, an extensive cryogenic distribution network and integration with multiple cryogenic users across the programme. The system is expected to provide refrigeration across a range of temperature levels, including approximately 80 K, 20 K and 4.5 K, using a combination of helium, hydrogen and nitrogen as cryogenic fluids. The cryogenic system is expected to deliver approximately 65 kWth of cooling at 4.5 K equivalent. The refrigeration load is comprised of approximately 520 kWth at 80 K, 170 kWth at 20 K, and 8 kWth at 4.5 K. 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:-Heat-exchange-units-and-machinery-for-liquefying-air-or-other-gases./3DSBJT2RU2) To respond to this opportunity, please click here: [ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3DSBJT2RU2](https://ukfe.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3DSBJT2RU2) ## CPV classification Heat-exchange units and machinery for liquefying air or other gasesMachinery for liquefying air or other gasesEngineering design servicesEngineering-design services for industrial process and productionPlant engineering design servicesIntegrated engineering servicesDesign and execution of research and development Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-077f56-2026-10-02T10:22:31+01:00 [View official notice ](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-077f56-2026-10-02T10:22:31+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 ](/register) [Buyer profileUK Fusion Energy Ltd: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-fusion-energy-ltd)[SectorMore Industrial machinery tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/industrial-machinery) ## More tenders like this [Comminutors – dostawa fabrycznie nowego rozdrabniacza DO ZUOK W długoszynie Celowy Związek Gmin CZG-12 30 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-46e5-7283-9987-601a638967d8/poland-comminutors-dostawa-fabrycznie-nowego-rozdrabniacza-do-zuok-w-dlugosz)[Machining centre – Fourniture, livraison, installation et mise en service de 2 centres d’usinage 5 axes à commande numérique pour les formations de la filière bois dispensées aux lycées professionnels des Métiers Jeanne Malivel à Pleyben et Le Blavet à Pontivy Conseil régional de Bretagne 41 days left 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-61b6-73ad-bffe-20dacea0aad2/france-machining-centre-fourniture-livraison-installation-et-mise-en-servi)[Pumps and compressors – Levering en onderhoud van mobiele pompsystemen Waterschap Limburg 16 days left 2 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-2cb1-72c8-9391-a51612a7f62c/netherlands-pumps-and-compressors-levering-en-onderhoud-van-mobiele-pompsyst)[Filtering apparatus – Marché public global de performance pour la fourniture, la mise en service, l'exploitation et la maintenance de systèmes d'épuration d'air dans des stations de métro de Lyon SYTRAL Mobilités - TRANSPORT 14 days left 30 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-1bd8-7372-8499-8fd1553e88ce/france-filtering-apparatus-marche-public-global-de-performance-pour-la-fourn)[Parts of general-purpose machinery – „Доставка на резервни части и следгаранционна поддръжка на техника за третиране на битови отпадъци, транспортьори, барабанни сита и сепаратори, произведени от Eggersmann Anlagenbau GmbH в завод за МБТ на отпадъци с производство на RDF-гориво – ОП СПТО“ СТОЛИЧНА ОБЩИНА 31 days left 16 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-475a-7386-9a5b-115527102091/bulgaria-parts-of-general-purpose-machinery-dostavka-na-rezervni-casti-i-sl)[Heat pumps – Snížení energetické náročnosti areálu firmy TESLA Mladá Vožice a.s. - vytápění TESLA Mladá Vožice a.s. 37 days left 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a14210-9b1d-729b-a1a7-7145dd3ffb8a/czechia-heat-pumps-snizeni-energeticke-narocnosti-arealu-firmy-tesla-mlada-v)