Published date: 29 March 2021

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


Closing: 22 December 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electrical equipment and apparatus - 31600000

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

Location of contract

Wales

Value of contract

£90,000 to £110,000

Procurement reference

ITC-2020-044

Published date

29 March 2021

Closing date

22 December 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

8 January 2021

Contract end date

7 January 2024

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult features state-of-the-art facilities for the modelling, characterisation, integration and validation of applications, modules and systems using wide bandgap semiconductors in power electronics, photonics, advanced packaging and RF. Magnetic devices such as inductors and transformers are essential for the operation of most converter topologies in power electronics; however, they are usually the main contributor to the overall converter's weight and volume, limiting the achievable power density, and preventing the full exploitation of the capabilities of the new compound semiconductors.
To relieve this problem, a proper modelling of the loss characteristics and thermal limits of the existing and new magnetic materials is required to help with the selection of the best material for any application, the right core dimensions, and with the design & optimisation of magnetic components. The Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult is investing in a proven core-loss measuring instrument and its ancillary equipment to help with the modelling and characterisation of magnetic materials and cores at high frequencies, and under different operating conditions.
We require an advanced, high-bandwidth BH loop analyser with its corresponding high bandwidth power amplifier, automatic control software, and AC blocker for using it at the Power Electronics laboratory at the Innovation Centre located in Newport, Wales. This equipment will enhance our modelling and validation capabilities in existing and new magnetic materials for our current and future CR&D projects, and it will allow the automatic measurement of the saturation flux density, relative amplitude permeability, core losses and other important magnetic properties.

The manufacturer/authorised vendor shall install the system at the Innovation Centre, CSA Catapult, by March 2021.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

BH Loop Analyser with High-Speed Power Amplifier

  • Opportunity
  • Published 17 December 2020

Additional text

To express interest in this opportunity and receive the procurement documents, please email procurement@csa.catapult.org.uk with the reference ICT-2020-044 in the subject field.

Award information

Awarded date

9 February 2021

Contract start date

9 February 2021

Contract end date

8 January 2024

Total value of contract

£118,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Iwatsu Test Instruments Europe GMBH IG

Address

Koenigsteiner Str. 98 65812 Bad Soden im Taunus, Germany

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£118,000

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

CSA Catapult Innovation Centre
Celtic Way Imperial Park
Newport
NP10 8BE
Wales

Email

procurement@csa.catapult.org.uk

Website

https://csa.catapult.org.uk