Published date: 14 December 2020

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


Closing: 15 October 2020, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

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

Location of contract

TW11 0LW

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

tender_252261/911171

Published date

14 December 2020

Closing date

15 October 2020

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

14 December 2020

Contract end date

14 December 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

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 National Physical Laboratory [NPL] requirement is for a custom mobile pumping station/leak detector suitable for use with cryogenic systems. The system should comprise a turbo pump with backing/roughing pump and a leak detector which can be switched in/out of the circuit using electro-mechanical valves. It should be possible monitor and control the system (valves, pressures, status of the turbo pump etc) using an easy-to-use control panel.

1. The system should be able to leak test using He4 and preferably also He3 (but does not need to be calibrated for the latter)
2. The system needs to be fully mobile and should e.g. fit through a normal door.
3. It should be equipped with a full range vacuum gauge mounted behind the test port
4. All valves should be electro-mechanical (not pneumatic) and individually controlled by the user
5. The control panel should clearly indicate the status of the system

Award information

Awarded date

25 November 2020

Contract start date

14 December 2020

Contract end date

14 December 2021

Total value of contract

£67,519

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

West Technology Systems Ltd

Address

Dalton House, Armstrong Way, Great Western Business Park, South Gloucestershire, BS37 5NG

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

Hampton Road
Teddington
TW11 0LW
England

Email

charley.choules@npl.co.uk