Notice Information
Notice Title
UKRI-4570 Measurement Setup Upgrade for Novera
Notice Description
A Measurement Setup Upgrade for Novera, for NQCC Superconducting control system to control a 9+5 qubit Novera Quantum Chip.
Lot Information
Lot 1
NQCC are upgrading its superconducting control system to control a 9+5 qubit Novera Quantum chip which NQCC have previously procured under UKRI-4500. This involves upgrading our current setups with the following purchases: *Upgrading current setups to unlock the required number of channels and improve noise floor of instruments. *High-Density Arbitrary Waveform Generators (HDAWGs) for control of the flux lines *Parametric Pump Controllers (SHFPPC) to provide the required "pump" signals for the Traveling Wave Parametric Amplifiers (TWPA) which are included in the Novera Package. *Super High Frequency Qubit Controller for control of the qubits. Additional information: The term and conditions relating to this purchase are provided in the Contract, which matches the Contract number cited in the narrative to this Purchase Order and are specific to this Contract. Where the Contract number is not so cited, then our standard terms and conditions will apply which are available at :- https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/UKRI-090123-ProcurementContractData-2658-December2022.pdf
Procurement Information
In accordance to regulation 32, UKRI have awarded the contract under an SSA due to integration and compatibility capabilities, which this is the only Supplier who is capable to achieve.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ca11
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041170-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
-
- CPV Codes
30211100 - Super computer
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £406,911 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Dec 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 19 Dec 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION
- Contact Name
- STFC Procurement
- Contact Email
- stfcprocurement@ukri.org
- Contact Phone
- +44 1793298902
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
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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