Published date: 12 January 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 31 January 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • X-ray devices - 33111000

  • X-ray table - 33111100

  • X-ray workstations - 33111200

    • X-ray processing devices - 33111300

    • X-ray fluoroscopy devices - 33111400

    • Apparatus for measuring radiation - 38341000

    • Radiation dosimeters - 38341200

    • Radiation monitors - 38341600

    • Non-medical equipment based on the use of radiations - 38580000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£50,000 to £100,000

Procurement reference

BIP655815278

Published date

12 January 2022

Closing date

31 January 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 March 2022

Contract end date

31 March 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

We require an x-ray irradiation facility capable of providing a total ionising dose to electronics components at a rate between 0.5 and 3 Gy(Si)/s to a total of 1000 Gy(Si). The x-rays must have sufficient energy to penetrate into exposed electronic components to a depth of a few mm, this means that a minimum energy requirement is 100 keV but higher energies are desirable, subject to safety constraints. The system must be compliant with UK national standards for safety; Safety of Machinery standard: ISO 13849-1:2015, and the Ionising Radiations Regulations - IRR 2017. This means that there must be shielding to reduce the radiation to background levels outside of the testing chamber and that there must be a secure interlock system with a safe failure state such that the system will not function with the door open, as well as a keyed initiation system. This system should be provided with all relevant cooling and control and command systems needed for operation, as well as a dosimeter capable of tracking the dose provided inside the chamber. The facility will be used in a laboratory installed on the second floor and so must be small enough to transport into that space.

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Jill Black

Address

Sutherland Building
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
UK

Telephone

01912274303

Email

jill.black@northumbria.ac.uk