Thinkproject x ITER: Contract governance at global scale

About the project

ITER is one of the world’s largest and most ambitious scientific collaborations, bringing together 35 nations to demonstrate the viability of nuclear fusion as a future low-carbon energy source. Located in southern France, the project is constructing the world’s largest tokamak, an experimental fusion reactor designed to recreate the same process that powers the sun. Rather than generating electricity, the project aims to prove that fusion can produce significantly more energy than is required to sustain the reaction, paving the way for future commercial fusion power plants.

A highly complex engineering and scientific project, ITER involves thousands of organisations, suppliers and specialists working across multiple countries, creating one of the world’s most demanding delivery environments. The unprecedented scale, technical complexity and international collaboration make effective information management and project coordination critical to the programme’s success.

To learn more about this remarkable project, revisit The B1M’s 2022 visit to ITER and see how disciplined contract management supports collaboration at an extraordinary scale.

 

 

The challenge

ITER brings together thousands of organisations, contractors and suppliers to design, manufacture, ship and assemble millions of specialised components. Managing the contractual relationships, obligations and commercial commitments behind this work is essential to keeping the programme on track.

As one of the world’s largest scientific collaborations, backed by significant international investment, ITER requires complete visibility and control over contracts, milestones and commercial commitments. A structured, transparent and traceable contract management approach is critical to ensuring accountability, reducing risk and enabling collaboration across a complex global supply chain.

The solution

To support the delivery of this landmark programme, ITER selected Thinkproject CONTRACTS to provide a structured, transparent approach to large-scale contract management.

The solution manages contracts for nearly 400 users across 30 organisations spanning 35 nations, providing a single, governed platform for administering complex contractual relationships. With built-in support for FIDIC contract processes, Thinkproject CONTRACTS enables project teams to manage contractual workflows, maintain clear audit trails, strengthen commercial governance and improve visibility across commercial activities, while supporting the delivery of one of the world’s most ambitious engineering programmes.

Learn more about Thinkproject CONTRACTS and how it supports commercial governance across complex infrastructure programmes.

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