Award

The Provision Of 128 DUNE APA Stainless Steel Frames

UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

14 Jan 2022 at 12:15

Tender

01 Nov 2021 at 16:15

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process is conducted by UK Research and Innovation for the supply of 128 DUNE APA Stainless Steel Frames, classified under the goods category with a focus on frames and steel. This open tender is currently in the award stage, having reached a completion status. The contract, valued at approximately £2,497,244, was awarded on 10 January 2022, with an expected timeline for frame deliveries beginning in early 2022 and extending through October 2025. The delivery location is Warrington, and the procurement method is an open procedure.

This tender presents significant growth opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), particularly those with expertise in manufacturing stainless steel frames and related engineering capabilities. Companies that can meet stringent quality criteria—90% quality and 10% cost in the award criteria—will find this contract aligns well with their services, especially in sectors involving complex assembly and inspection processes. The need for thorough qualification checks and ongoing communications about manufacturing progress highlights avenues for businesses to engage and establish long-term partnerships in high-tech engineering projects.

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Notice Title

The Provision Of 128 DUNE APA Stainless Steel Frames

Notice Description

The DUNE Anode Plane Assemblies (APAs) will form the major part of the DUNE far site detector. We are finishing the prototype APAs for installation in a cryostat at CERN and preparing for the full production run of up to 128 APAs. The APAs are composed of large stainless steel metal frames and made of thousands of turns of wire, roughly 24 kilometres for each APA. It's an engineering challenge to wind the wire around the frames and build the wire chambers. A fully assembled frame is expected 'in spec' with all the associated documents or 'doc pack' including material certificates, ITP (Inspection Test plan), mechanical inspections, NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) etc. Full qualification (inspection) by ourselves will be needed in the first batch of two frames. This will include visual inspection, an inspection of holes and machined parts and welding quality. The company will allow us access to do these qualification checks.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Your company will be asked to manufacture up to 128 APA frames by October 2025. The first two APA frames should be assembled, inspected and shipped to Daresbury by 31st January 2022, the following 6 to be delivered on 28th March, and from then on, 6 frames every 9 weeks. During manufacture, time will be needed to visit the sub-contract companies (if used) and yourselves to carry out inspections. In addition, around half a day per frame will be required to measure the flatness of each frame with our laser tracking system, which is shown in the attached document "8760doc055 Frame planarity testing". Finally, Crane operators and riggers will be needed to fix the APA frame in landscape mode, as shown. Downtime periods of up to two months might be needed. In such a case, the delivery dates for the subsequent batches of frames will be moved by the required time. Each APA frame will have 5 years warranty on the complete assembly. The manufacturer will provide monthly status reports on parts procurement, staffing and manufacture of the frames. When relevant, the report should include the status of the manufacturer's subcontractors. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/87X6H4E99Z

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02f23f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001152-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

45 - Construction work


CPV Codes

44142000 - Frames

45262680 - Welding

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£2,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,497,244 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Jan 20224 years ago
Submission Deadline
2 Dec 2021Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
10 Jan 20224 years ago
Contract Period
4 Jan 2022 - 31 Oct 2025 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UK RESEARCH AND INNOVATION
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
commercial@ukri.org
Contact Phone
+44 1793442000

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
TLD61 Warrington

Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Rodbourne Cheney
Westminster Constituency
Swindon North

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

DURHAM SHEET METAL WORKS

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