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title: "High Performance Caesium Clocks"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-044869"
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current_stage: "Award"
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published: "2024-03-14"
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# High Performance Caesium Clocks

Buyer: NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044869

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## Summary

The National Physical Laboratory has awarded a contract for the provision of up to 8 High Performance Caesium Clocks to Milexia UK Ltd. The procurement falls under the goods category and was conducted through a limited procurement method without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £638,361.64, was signed on 9th March 2023. The clocks are to be used at NPLTime hub sites to replace aging units and enhance holdover capability at new service nodes, ensuring compatibility with existing and future systems.

This tender presents business opportunities for suppliers of laboratory, optical, and precision equipment. Businesses specialising in high-precision timekeeping equipment will find this tender attractive. As the National Physical Laboratory aims to enhance its time-scale group's performance, companies with expertise in providing advanced technological solutions to scientific institutions are well-suited to compete. The successful bidder, Milexia UK Ltd, stands to benefit from substantial business growth and collaboration with a prestigious scientific institution.

## Notice

Provision of up to 8 High Performance Caesium clocks for inclusion within current and future service nodes - to replace aging clocks at NPLTime hub sites, and to provide holdover capability to new service nodes

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of up to 8 High Performance Caesium clocks for inclusion within current and future service nodes - to replace aging clocks at NPLTime hub sites, and to provide holdover capability to new service nodes

### Procurement Information

The units are widely used within the National Time Scale group and have been shown to perform at the required specification. Other market units do not meet performance requirements, or have not been extensively tested by NPL to ensure quoted specifications are met. The units will be like for like replacements of existing units, or existing designs, which is required for compatibility with existing systems, and design for future systems - use of different units would require significant rework of designs and unfeasible.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008130-2024 |
| 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Mar 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Mar 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £638,361 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY |
| Locality | TEDDINGTON |
| Post town | Twickenham |
| Postcode | TW11 0LW |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI7 Outer London - West and North West |
| ITL 3 | TLI75 Hounslow and Richmond upon Thames |
| Local authority | Richmond upon Thames |
| Electoral ward | Teddington |
| Westminster constituency | Twickenham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MILEXIA |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

## Release History

- 14 Mar 2024 at 10:41 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008130-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.npl.co.uk

## Provenance

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