Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-2453 ISIS Linear Accelerator – RF Amplifier
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionISIS, sited at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), is the world’s most productive pulsed neutron source. Intense bursts of neutrons are produced at 20mS 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.
CPV: Amplifiers
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1It is a RF Amplifier requirement for the linear accelerator that is the subject of…Published value£1,250,000
It is a RF Amplifier requirement for the linear accelerator that is the subject of this tender exercise.
The final amplifier in the current Linear Accelerator systems uses a thermionic triode valve (tube) that is coming to the end of its production life and a replacement for the amplifier is required to ensure continued operation of the facility. The existing amplifier is operated at ~2 MW full output, but due to recent development work the facility is now able to operate with a lower peak power of an estimated 1.6 MW maximum on two of the systems, the remaining two systems still requiring ~2 MW.
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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Dec 2022, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Dec 2022, 10:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Jan 2023 – …
- Authority reference
UKRI-2453- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-035460- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-038cf0Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Amplifiers./4G3379A593" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Amplifiers./4G3379A593</a> To respond to this opportunity, please click here: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4G3379A593" target="_blank">https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/4G3379A593</a> GO Reference: GO-20221213-PRO-21726751
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Feb 2023, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
Timeline
15 Dec 2022 → 17 Feb 2023 · 3 dates- Notice published15 Dec 2022, 10:05 GMT
- Bids opened20 Jan 2023, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadline17 Feb 2023, 14:00 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Deadline moved to 17 Feb 2023, 14:00 GMT15 Dec 2022, 10:05 GMT+28 days · was 20 Jan 2023, 14:00 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.2 | 20 Jan 2023 | 17 Feb 2023 | +28 d |
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: <a href="https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Ampl…
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Research and InnovationReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.