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title: "UKAEA the provision of Liquid Scintillation Counter (LSC)"
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# UKAEA the provision of Liquid Scintillation Counter (LSC)

Buyer: UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-448a1ea3-fcb4-485d-a067-8e11ab9ff6e0

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## Summary

The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) has issued a tender for the provision of a Liquid Scintillation Counter (LSC) to be located in the new Hydrogen-3 Advanced Technology facility. The tender falls under the industry category of Laboratory, optical and precision equipment. The procurement stage is currently active, with a tender period ending on 9th January 2023 and a contract period starting on 10th January 2023 with a value of £143,000.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses involved in providing measuring instruments, apparatus for measuring radiation, and detection and analysis apparatus to compete. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are particularly suited for this tender. UKAEA, as the buying organisation, is seeking an off-the-shelf instrument meeting specific requirements for scientific research purposes.

## Notice

The UKAEA require a LSC system. Primarily this will be used to measure samples containing tritium, although carbon-14 is also of inter-est. A wide energy range is required as it is likely that additional isotopes will be present in trace quantities. The LSC will be used as a quantitative scientific instrument with good background suppression and high sensitivity being key requirements. The UKAEA is not look-ing for a custom-designed system, but a high quality off the shelf instrument. It is expected that results from this system will be published in peer reviewed journals and a system that allows the highest quality publications is desired. This system will be located in the new Hydrogen-3 Advanced Technology facility (H3AT), where it will primarily support experiments using tritium.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2fd4a50-cbf8-4213-9260-0503b3f1411e |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 24 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Jan 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 10 Jan 2023 - 11 Jan 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £143,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNITED KINGDOM ATOMIC ENERGY AUTHORITY |
| Locality | ABINGDON |
| Post town | Oxford |
| Postcode | OX14 3DB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC |
| Local authority | South Oxfordshire |
| Electoral ward | Sandford & the Wittenhams |
| Westminster constituency | Didcot and Wantage |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38300000 - Measuring instruments
- 38340000 - Instruments for measuring quantities
- 38341000 - Apparatus for measuring radiation
- 38400000 - Instruments for checking physical characteristics
- 38430000 - Detection and analysis apparatus
- 38900000 - Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
- 38940000 - Nuclear evaluation instruments

## Release History

- 24 Nov 2022 at 11:33 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2fd4a50-cbf8-4213-9260-0503b3f1411e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2fd4a50-cbf8-4213-9260-0503b3f1411e
  24th November 2022 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=56478&B=UKAEA
  Additional data
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/72814
  User / Company

## Notice URLs

- http://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-atomic-energy-authority

## Provenance

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