Published date: 27 May 2025

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


Closing: 14 May 2025, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£203,990

Procurement reference

BIP953363435

Published date

27 May 2025

Closing date

14 May 2025

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

15 May 2025

Contract end date

22 May 2026

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 procurement forms the basis for part of a research programme being undertaken at PPD and funded through a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship, a prestigious funding opportunity designed to support exceptional researchers and innovators in the UK. Dedicated funds were awarded as part of this grant specifically for this procurement, since there is currently no such system within PPD for this research to take place.
The system delivered through this procurement will be used for dedicated photosensor R&D at ultra-low temperatures (~20 mK) for the QUEST-DMC dark matter experiment, one of many experiments that STFC PPD is involved in.
The system will be housed inside a larger, cryogenic laboratory ("cryolab") currently being established within PPD. The cryolab will provide a dedicated cryogenic facility within PPD for liquid noble R&D in the context of low background rare-event searches, and is applicable to several different experiments that PPD is presently involved with. The cryolab is in the process of being refurbished to specifically satisfy the requirements for this system, therefore there should be no service conditions or environmental factors that should impact the operation or performance of this system.

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Award information

Awarded date

14 May 2025

Contract start date

15 May 2025

Contract end date

22 May 2026

Total value of contract

£203,990

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ICE Oxford Ltd

Address

Avenue 4 Station Lane
Witney
OX28 4BN

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

Yes

About the buyer

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FL
UK

Telephone

+441793442000

Email

STFCProcurement@ukri.org