UKRI-4336 A novel detector system for muon spectrometers

Concepts

• spectrometers
• swindon
• muon spectrometers
• ukri-4336 a novel detector system
• a novel detector system
• the isis muon source
• the resulting system
• this system
• system
• muon

Location

Oxfordshire

Description

UK Research and Innovation, Science and Technology Facility Centre had a requirement for a novel detector system for muon spectrometers. Due to technical reasons, there was only 1 suitable supplier.

Total Quantity or Scope

The resulting system has been rigorously tested at the ISIS muon source, and proven to meet the requirements for SuperMuSR. This system is state of the art and world-unique so due to technical reasons, there was only 1 suitable supplier.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 38433000 - Spectrometers

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

Since 2022 Nuclear Instruments and STFC have worked collaboratively, combining NI’s expertise in electronics with ours in detector & muon science. The resulting system has been rigorously tested at the ISIS muon source, and proven to meet the requirements for SuperMuSR. Any items from a new supplier would require us to repeat this extensive testing using the ISIS muon beam. This is prohibitively costly in time and staff resource, entirely incommensurate with the SuperMuSR delivery timeline and near-impossible to result in either improved value or improved technological capability.

Other Information

Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/ To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=892788399 GO Reference: GO-2024104-PRO-27921925