UK SBS RE150214 Variable Bunch Compressor Dipole Magnets

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: UK SBS RE150214 Variable Bunch Compressor Dipole Magnets
2. Awarding Authority:
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
UK Shared Business Services
North Star House
Swindon
England
SN2 1FF
Contact: Reece Baines
Email: reece.baines@uksbs.co.uk
Phone: Not Provided
URL: Not Provided
3. Contract Type: Products
4. Description: The Accelerator Science and Technology Centre (ASTeC) at STFC Daresbury Laboratory is currently building a new FEL test facility, CLARA – the Compact Linear Accelerator for Research and Applications. The facility will be used for research into efficient FEL schemes to produce ultra-short pulses of high-brightness coherent light.
The CLARA Conceptual Design Report (CDR) was published in July 2013, and can be found on the ASTeC website:
The electron beamline will transport an electron beam from the 5 MeV gun, through a series of linacs which accelerate the beam to a final energy of 250 MeV.
5. CPV Codes:
31630000 – Magnets
6. NUTS Codes: UKD21
7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: North West
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority:
RE150214
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: £75,000
10. Start Date: 01/01/2016
11. End Date: 25/03/2016
12. Closing Date: 27/11/2015
13. Other Information:
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