Notice Information
Notice Title
STRIKE (Previously Cold X-Ray)
Notice Description
STRIKE (previously Cold Xray) Project: Provision of technologies to generate intense electrical current pulses into specified electrical load parameters and interface geometry
Lot Information
Lot 1
AWE Plc is seeking to work with a vendor or vendors for: 1. Purchase and or development of equipment and technologies to generate a current of a prescribed maximum peak value and given risetime into a quoted inductance and resistance requirement 2. Purchase and or development of equipment and technologies to diagnose the generated electrical current and any ancillary equipment required for operations AWE proposes to source the following: 1. A Capacitor based pulsed power system incorporating energy storage, switching and high current power distribution 2. Equipment and technologies for diagnosing the electrical pulse and any associated fields 3. HV Power Supplies and Trigger Generators 4. EM Pulse screening for protection of facility users outside the HV area 5. Equipment and technologies to support safe operations including SALUS Note that the purchase and development of equipment and technologies for any combination of parts 1-5 could be required. Additional information: AWE Plc ("AWE") is seeking to engage with the market for the STRIKE (Previously Cold X-Ray) Project. This notice is for market engagement only and is not a call for competition. You can find out more information about AWE here: https://www.awe.co.uk/ AWE - Atomic Weapons Establishment AWE is a high performing, streamlined business delivering extraordinary products. The nature of this PIN is such that AWE intends to operate restrictions within the relevant procurement regulations in order to protect essential national security interests. If an economic operator has connections with any hostile entity or foreign states which are deemed by AWE to pose a risk to the UK's national security interests or is otherwise considered not to possess the reliability necessary to exclude risks to the security of the United Kingdom, AWE reserves its right to exclude them from this exercise. In issuing this PIN and engaging with the market, the AWE is not committing to conduct any procurement in relation to this Programme. Equally non-participation in this Market Engagement will not be taken into account in any future procurement activities and will not preclude any organisation from submitting a tender in any future competitions. Note: The nature of this contract is such that the award will be subject to supplier's passing AWE's security requirements as dictated by its site licenses.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0408b5
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029580-2023
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
31214000 - Switchgear
31321300 - High-voltage cable
38342100 - Oscillographs
38424000 - Measuring and control equipment
38636100 - Lasers
38651500 - Cinematographic cameras
98300000 - Miscellaneous services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Oct 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Oct 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- AWE PLC
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- capitalscm@awe.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- RG7 4PR
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLJ South East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- West Berkshire
- Electoral Ward
- Aldermaston
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading West and Mid Berkshire
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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