Published date: 5 August 2021

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


Closing: 26 January 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Spectrometers - 38433000

Location of contract

SO17 1BJ

Value of contract

£39,583

Procurement reference

2020UoS-0228 - AWARD

Published date

5 August 2021

Closing date

26 January 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

31 March 2021

Contract end date

30 March 2022

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

A gamma spectrometry Compton suppression system comprising of an ultra-lowbackground shield coupled with a cosmic veto system would reduce the inherent background of natural and cosmic gamma radiation enabling ultra-precise measurements of trace gamma radiation within any given sample. This highly specialist equipment (mostly found at military or government facilities) will significantly extend the University of Southampton's capability to deliver UK and internationally-leading fundamental and applied research into nuclear characterisation and remediation technologies, building on capability provided by the EPSRC-funded national NNUF-EXACT facility.

The commissioning of this system will facilitate characterisation of low-abundant gamma-emitting radionuclides, supporting multiple core research areas in nuclear decommissioning, waste characterisation technology development, environmental testing, and remediation technology evaluation. Based on both the high-quality research / publications and enhanced enterprise activities that would be enabled by the purchase of a gamma spectrometry Compton suppression system, a grant has been awarded by EPSRC under the unmet equipment needs framework.

Award information

Awarded date

28 January 2021

Contract start date

31 March 2021

Contract end date

30 March 2022

Total value of contract

£36,619

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Mirion Technologies (CANBERRA UK) Limited

Address

Unit 2 - Zephyr Building, Eighth Street, Harwell Campus, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, OX11 0RL

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Vicki Becheley

Address

University Road, Highfield
Southampton
Hampshire
SO17 1BJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 (0)23 8059 5689

Email

vsh@soton.ac.uk