Published date: 15 September 2016

This notice was replaced on 15 September 2016

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 13 March 2017, last edited 13 March 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 31000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£50,000 to £70,000

Procurement reference

UKSBS PR16110 - EC Muon Septum Power Supplies

Published date

15 September 2016

Closing date

7 October 2016

Contract start date

24 October 2016

Contract end date

12 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

The ISIS Facility, which is sited at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), is the world's most productive pulsed neutron source. Intense bursts of neutrons are produced at 20ms (50 Hz) intervals when a heavy metal target is bombarded by a high-energy (800 MeV) proton beam from a synchrotron accelerator releasing neutrons by the process of spallation.

In addition to producing neutrons, ISIS is also the world's most intense source of pulsed muons for studies in materials science.

The specification provides detailed information for the requirement of a quantity of THREE DC power supplies to be used to power the Septum magnets associated with the DEVA and EMU muon beamlines. One of the required power supplies will act as a spare in case of failure.

Please see our full PR16110 Technical Specification document.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Peter Clarke

Address

The Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Harwell Campus, Harwell
OX11 0QX
England

Telephone

01235 446795

Email

peter.clarke@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk