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Supply of Bespoke Goniometers for Photocathode Preparation Facility

Awarded 14 Dec 2020

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Awarded14 Dec 2020
Value£62,000.00
RegionNorth West
CategoryResearch & Development
Ended 5y 8mo ago3mo term
Awarded 14 Dec 2020Expired 19 Mar 2021

UK Research & Innovation awarded a contract to UHV Design Ltd for bespoke goniometers, precision positioning devices for photocathode pucks used in the Metal Photocathode Preparation Facility (MPPF).

The equipment will produce research and production photocathodes for the VELA and CLARA RF injectors that generate accelerated electrons.

The contract, valued at AUD 62,000, was awarded via negotiated procedure without prior publication under Regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) of the PCR (2015).

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