Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- National Physical Laboratory · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Cryogenic Limited
- Value
- £159,600
- Procedure
- Open procedure (above threshold)
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (CPV 38000000)
- Region
- London
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date20 Jan 2025
- Published10 Feb 2025Published 21 days after the contract date
Description
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) requirement is for a refrigerator to house one of our Cryogenic Current Comparators (CCC). Currently the system is mounted in a dewar of helium to provide the necessary temperature, but this requires refilling periodically and we wish to move to a closed setup which does not need additional cryogens for sustained periods of operation. The asset must therefore: 1) Allow the existing CCC components to be mounting in the cold space of the fridge. 2) Hold a steady temperature of 4 K or less for a sustained period. 3) Not require any additional liquid cryogens for cool-down or whilst running.
About the supplier
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