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GB-Swindon: UKRI-3216 Re-Install and Upgrade Alicia 4

UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

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25 Sep 2023 at 14:50

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Summary of the contracting process

The UK Research & Innovation - Science and Technology Facilities Council has awarded a contract for the project titled "UKRI-3216 Re-Install and Upgrade Alicia 4" in the Sensors category. The procurement stage was an award, with a contract value of £64,300 GBP. The contract period started on July 11, 2023, and ended on September 30, 2023. The tender deadline was July 10, 2023. The contract was awarded to IBS Precision Engineering BV, located in Eindhoven, Netherlands, and the project was delivered at STFC Daresbury Laboratory in the North West region of the UK.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing precision engineering services to engage in similar future projects within the scientific research sector. Companies with expertise in building custom-made, automated machinery for high-precision alignment tasks are well-suited to compete. The strategic positioning achieved by the ALICIA-4 machine highlights the potential for technology companies to leverage automation capabilities for innovative projects in collaboration with research institutions and laboratories.

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Notice Title

GB-Swindon: UKRI-3216 Re-Install and Upgrade Alicia 4

Notice Description

STFC Daresbury Laboratory in collaboration with the University of York was successful in winning a project to build the silicon tracker detector for the experiment called Reactions with Relativistic Radioactive Beams (R3B). R3B is located at the international facility called Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research in Europe GmbH (FAIR GmbH)), Darmstadt (DE). The project is planning to re-use the ALICIA-4 machine to build the silicon tracker detector for the R3B experiment. ALICIA-4 was originally procured by the project called ALICE Inner Tracking System for CERN (2015 - 2018). This pre-cursor project was delivered as a collaboration between Daresbury Laboratory and the University of Liverpool. ALICIA-4 is a custom-made, automated, pick-and-place machine capable of aligning detectors (i.e. electronic microchips) to an accuracy as high as 5um. The total value of the machine at its procurement time (~2016) was ~300k EUR inc. VAT. The deployment of the ALICIA-4 machine for the R3B detector project allowed the UK to develop a unique selling point within the R3B collaboration. This strategic positioning benefitted from the automation and high precision capability guaranteed by the ALICIA-4 machine. The ALICIA-4 machine needs some functional adaptation work in order to be compatible with the R3B detector layout, and to be compatible with the latest version of the Windows operative system.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
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Publication Source
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Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/96cbdd87-aab3-4a75-8caf-51f0afc16f3c
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

CPV Codes

35125100 - Sensors

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£64,300 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£64,300 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
9 Jul 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
9 Jul 20232 years ago
Contract Period
10 Jul 2023 - 30 Sep 2023 1-6 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION - SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL
Contact Name
Solomon Nwosu
Contact Email
solomon.nwosu@ukri.org
Contact Phone
+447394204018

Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN2 1FL
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
TLD North West (England)
Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

IBS PRECISION ENGINEERING

Further Information

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