Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c3a-1214-71aa-b819-8020f3a818f7/ukri-stfc-vulcan-beamline-vacuum-chamber closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # UKRI STFC Vulcan Beamline Vacuum Chamber [UK Shared Business Services Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited) Estimated value Not stated Published 12 Apr 2019 Deadline Closed 24 May 2019 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender \*\*\* This Procurement exercise has been abandoned prior to contract award\*\*\* The project is to introduce a new ultra-short pulse laser beamline to the existing Petawatt laser to increase flexibility, enable a new range of experiments and provide an advanced probe for Petawatt laser-plasma interactions. As part of the new beamline both an optical compressor chamber and a final focusing chamber are required for transport and conditioning of the beam. This tender covers the manufacture of the final focusing vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber will be used to house the final optical assemblies for the beam transport line. We are inviting bids for the manufacture, testing and supply of this chamber to the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory site at Harwell, Oxfordshire, no less than 12 months after the placement of the contract. Additional information: The tender response closing date/time is 24/05/2019 at 14:00. - This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing tool, and participants must first be registered. - This can be done online at [gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/emptoris](https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/emptoris) by following the link 'Supplier eSourcing Registration'. To register, Bidders must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Note: registration may take some time please ensure that you allow a sufficient amount of time to register. 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Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity. - For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing tool, please contact the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Helpdesk (Not UK SBS Ltd): Freephone: 0345 010 3503 or email: - Training support to respond to a requirement is available to bidders at [uksbs.co.uk](http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/Pages/supplier.aspx) - Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity. Read full description ## CPV classification Vacuum pumps Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/47d2f896-b5a7-435c-8dbe-cc1c4681d77f) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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