Freia Sample Positioning System

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: FREIA SAMPLE POSITIONING SYSTEM
2. Awarding Authority: UK Research & Innovation, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, GB, SN2 1FL. Tel: 07562900776. Email: david.church@ukri.org. Web: www.ukri.org (David Church)
3. Contract type: Supply contract
Open
4. Description: The requirement is for the design, manufacture, testing, delivery and installation of the Sample
Positioning System to ESS Lund Sweden.
The Sample Positioning System (SPS) will be used to orient samples in the neutron beam during
experiments. Alignment of the flat surface or interface under examination is achieved through
closed-loop feedback from the downstream neutron detector.
The SPS will be used with a diverse range of sample configurations. Some of the key sample cases have been briefly described here, though as Freia is designed to cover a wide range of samples, this is not an exhaustive account of the samples that will be used
5. CPV Code(s): 38000000
6. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK1, UKK14, UKH
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Place of performance :UKH – EAST OF ENGLAND
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Publication reference: 2021/S 000-005956
GO Reference: GO-2021324-PRO-17978860
Reference Number: UKRI-1351
9. Estimated value of requirement: Value excluding VAT: £200,000
10. Time limit for receipt of projects or requests to participate 5.5.2021 (16:00:00).
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Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
Main activity
General public services
This contract is divided into lots: No
Award criteria
Quality criterion – Name: Technical/Quality / Weighting: 60
Cost criterion – Name: Price / Weighting: 40
Duration of the contract, frame agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
No
Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
Information about options
Options: No
Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
Additional information
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.
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TKR-2021324-EX-1580727