Supply of Super Insulated Vacuum Lines for Rutherford Appleton Laboratory's Space Test Chamber
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED · Awarded contract
AwardedSupply of Super Insulated Vacuum Lines for Rutherford Appleton Laboratory's Space Test Chamber
Awarded 03 Dec 2015
Awarded03 Dec 2015
Value£40,000.00
RegionSouth East
CategoryManufacturing & Industrial
Ended 10y 8mo ago3mo term
Awarded 3 Dec 2015Expired 29 Feb 2016
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UK Shared Business Services Limited awarded a contract to Please see below in additional details for the supply of Super Insulated Vacuum Lines (SIVL) for the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory's Space Department.
The SIVL are required for the supply and exhaust of Liquid Nitrogen to the second Space Test Chamber (STC-2), a 5m internal diameter, 6m long vacuum vessel used for testing space instruments.
The contract involves routing LN2 from the phase separator to 12 valve boxes mounted on STC-2, including 4 flexible lines for door-mounted valve boxes.
The contract value is £40,000.
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