UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · Awarded contract
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Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Alpha Counter for STFC Boulby Underground Laboratory

Awarded 26 Sep 2017

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Awarded26 Sep 2017
Value£66,800.00
SupplierXIA LLC
AgencyUK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
RegionSouth East
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 8y 11mo ago2mo term
Awarded 26 Sept 2017Expired 1 Dec 2017

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UK Shared Business Services Limited awarded a contract to XIA LLC for the supply, installation, and commissioning of an Alpha counter unit for the Particle Physics Department at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.

The equipment is intended for investigating surface contaminants with extremely high sensitivity for future Dark Matter, Double Beta decay, and other ultra-low background detection media.

Delivery, installation, and commissioning were required by the end of November 2017 at the STFC Boulby Underground Laboratory, a 1.1km deep underground science facility in Boulby Mine, North East England.

The equipment was to be installed in a 1000 grade clean room, with clean room protocols observed during installation and commissioning, and local experts in attendance.

The contract value was £66,800.

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