STEP Interim Socio-economic Evaluation

Title

STEP Interim Socio-economic Evaluation

Stage

award, contract

Buyer

UK Fusion Energy Ltd

Buyer id

GB-PPON-PCRM-7973-DCBL

Status

complete

Category

not on file

CPV

not on file

CPV in words

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Estimated value

not on file

Currency

not on file

Released

2026-07-24T09:05:15+01:00

Tenders close

not on file

Contract starts

not on file

Contract ends

not on file

Procedure

Open procedure

Description

The purpose of this procurement is for UK Fusion Energy (UKFE) to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier to design and deliver an independent interim socio-economic evaluation of the STEP programme. The evaluation shall comprise a Baseline Evaluation, a Process Evaluation and an Interim Impact Evaluation and will be conducted in accordance with UK Government evaluation, appraisal and assurance guidance including the Magenta Book. The evaluation will provide, a robust, proportionate and reproducible evidence base to support: •accountability for public investment, •organisational learning and programme improvement, and •future decision-making including Spending Reviews, development of the STEP Tranche 2b Business Case for DESNZ and the positioning of UKFE as an investible proposition •the future final evaluation of Tranche 2a. The Contract will provide UKFE with an independent, proportionate, and reproducible evaluation framework and evidence base capable of withstanding scrutiny from HMG stakeholders and external investors.

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-069127

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