Design and Manufacture of EA1 Focussing Chamber Vacuum Vessel for UKRI
UK Research & Innovation · Awarded contract
AwardedDesign and Manufacture of EA1 Focussing Chamber Vacuum Vessel for UKRI
Awarded 08 Aug 2021
Awarded08 Aug 2021
Value£279,500.00
SupplierAEON Engineering Ltd
AgencyUK Research & Innovation
RegionSouth East
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 4y 3mo ago12mo term
Awarded 8 Aug 2021Expired 30 July 2022
About
UK Research & Innovation awarded a contract to AEON Engineering Ltd for the detail design, analysis, and manufacture of a large vacuum vessel, known as the EA1 Focussing Chamber.
The system will be built and then tested and operated at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Oxfordshire.
The contract value was £279,500.
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