10J Cooling System (CryoStat)

Concepts

• swindon
• cryosurgical and cryotherapy devices
• the epac laser system
• the existing system
• the existing systems
• the cryostat systems
• 10j cooling system
• the cryo-cooling systems
• system
• cryostate

Location

UNITED KINGDOM

Description

Manufacture of the 10J CryoStat Cooling System and manufacture of super-insulated 'flexi' lines to connect the cryostats for the EPAC Laser System. The upgrade will ensure the cryo-cooling systems for the second beamline operation in the same manner as the existing system.

Total Quantity or Scope

Manufacture of the 10J CryoStat Cooling System and manufacture of super-insulated 'flexi' lines to connect the cryostats for the EPAC Laser System. The upgrade will ensure the cryo-cooling systems for the second beamline operation in the same manner as the existing system. The orginal manufacturer of the cryostat systems for EPAC's first beamline was supplied by GRE who have intimate knowledge of the design and operation of the existing systems. The further cryostate would be a direct replica of the existing systems in EPAC. The previous designs have been fully tests and integrated into the current facility and work well for intended use - these are based on 10 years of development work, and represent significant work on both STFC and GRE to ensure effective integration and operation, therefore an SSA route was decided.

Award Detail

Award Criteria

CPV Codes

• 33165000 - Cryosurgical and cryotherapy devices

Indicators

• Award on basis of price.

Legal Justification

In alignment with Regulation 32, UKRI STFC have awarded via Single Sourcing Action (SSA) due to compatibility and integration across all cryostats. This would be an increased risk to the facility as awarding to a new supplier would require a rewrite of all integration software at significant cost and time - The cryostats are a critical component in the facility. In addition if these were supplied by a different manufacturer there is a risk the same performance or compatibility between the two beamlines could not be achieved.

Other Information

The term and conditions relating to this purchase are provided in the Contract, which matches the Contract number cited in the narrative to this Purchase Order and are specific to this Contract. Where the Contract number is not so cited, then our standard terms and conditions will apply which are available at :- https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/UKRI-090123-ProcurementContractD... To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=903400386 GO Reference: GO-20241121-PRO-28606499