Published date: 19 December 2023

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 19 December 2023, 4:30pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Ultrasonic unit - 33112200

Location of contract

S60 5FX

Value of contract

£64,000

Procurement reference

20231219165854-72814

Published date

19 December 2023

Closing date

19 December 2023

Closing time

4:30pm

Contract start date

1 January 2024

Contract end date

31 December 2028

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Direct award

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Voluntary Ex-Ante Transparency Notice

Awarded Supplier:
Signal Processing S.A.

Value of contract:
64,000.00 EUR

Justification for award:
UDV measurement systems operate by propagating ultrasonic waves through the liquid metal, allowing for measurements of the flow velocity without disturbing the flow. In the SmallLab set-up, sensors will be mounted on or within a test channel. The data gathered from the velocity measurements will be used to record the complex temporally and spatially variant flow structures that form within the volume of the liquid metal.
To provide valuable data for validation and benchmarking of computational fluid dynamics codes, high spatial and temporal resolution data is required. Increasing the number of sensors and implementing non-intrusive measurement techniques at multiple streamwise and spanwise locations of the flow domain is the key approach to providing the spatial resolution. To provide accurate temporal resolution, in conjunction with the spatial variability, the multiple sensors at each location must operate simultaneously to capture instantaneous data concurrently. This is especially important given the high temporal variability of flow structures. On the test facility, we must measure the velocities at at least 4 streamwise locations at instantaneously concurrent time points. Only by utilising this simultaneous data from multiple sensors can we build a virtual picture of the flow structures within the full liquid metal volume and accurately track their evolution in time. These fundamental requirements are reflected in the UDV specification, TD-0018378.

The technical lead on the project conducted extensive market research to identify potential suppliers for a UDV system that meets the defined specification. Consequently, only three possible suppliers were found.
After analysis of three UDV system providers identified and their technical offerings, only one supplier was determined to offer the specification required.

Award information

Awarded date

19 December 2023

Contract start date

1 January 2024

Contract end date

31 December 2028

Total value of contract

£64,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Signal Processing SA

Address

Chemin Du Cret Rouge 6
1073 Savigny
Switzerland

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Charlotte Byrne

Address

Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
ENG

Email

charlotte.byrne@ukaea.uk

Website

www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority