Official UK procurement notice
Cryogen Free JJ Volt System
Authority: National Physical Laboratory
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe National Physical Laboratory (NPL) requirement is for a complete primary voltage calibration system built around a Josephson array quantum standard.
The purpose is to move away from the current generation of standards that use liquid helium to cool the sample to one that is liquid cryogen-free with the aim that no liquid helium should be required for either cool-down or routine operation, and hence the system should be capable of continuous operation for periods of at least several months.
The system should be capable of providing:
SI traceable DC voltages up to 10 V, with an uncertainty better than 1 nV/V.
software to run the system and automate the calibration of standards.
the capability to generate AC voltages up to a few kHz.
To express interest in this tender you fill first need to be registered on the tendering system. Please use the following URL: lupc.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗ (from where you can register if not already registered) and search for ‘ITT: itt_2533 - ITT_123111 - Cryogen Free Josephson Junction (JJ) Voltage System’
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£350,000
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 27 Jan 2025, 15:55 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2025, 15:55 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 11 Feb 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002743- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d685Find a Tender
Publisher note: As a PIN notice was issued to the market last year to enable NPL to do so, please note that tendering timescales have been reduced to 15 days.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 Feb 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 11 Feb 2025, 15:00 GMT
Timeline
27 Jan 2025 → 11 Feb 2025 · 3 dates- Notice published27 Jan 2025, 15:55 GMT
- Submission deadline11 Feb 2025, 15:00 GMT
- Bids opened11 Feb 2025, 15:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NPL Management LimitedReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.