Published date: 29 July 2016

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


Closing: 6 September 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Generating sets - 31121000

Location of contract

WA4 4AD

Value of contract

£100,000 to £125,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PR16149

Published date

29 July 2016

Closing date

6 September 2016

Contract start date

13 September 2016

Contract end date

3 February 2017

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

This specification covers the procurement of 16 bipolar power converters for the CLARA project - phase 2; 15 power converters are to be connected to Quadrupole magnets, the 16th is to be reserved as a spare. The Quadrupoles are required to be bipolar, as magnets of this type may sometimes be used in a scanning mode where the current has to be run smoothly through zero from one polarity to the other. During this type of operation the power converter shall be capable of a ramp rate of up to 10A/sec, ramping up to full current, before ramping back to 0A at 10A/sec.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

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Award information

Awarded date

15 September 2016

Contract start date

13 September 2016

Contract end date

3 February 2017

Total value of contract

£100,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Not Awarded

Address

Unfortunately, on this occasion, due to this procurement being unable to be fulfilled. We are hereby advising all Bidders who have expressed an interest in this opportunity, we are abandoning this procurement. Please note, it is our intention, when a new revised specification has been finalised, to re-advertise this as a new procurement opportunity.

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Hannah McNeill

Address

North Star House
swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Telephone

01793 867063

Email

hannah.mcneill@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk