Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Tender description

The Authority has a requirement for a remotely controlled material transport trolley. The centre for Remote Applications in Challenging Environments (RACE) is a sub division of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority based in Culham, Oxfordshire, UK. RACE is to develop and deliver a Hot Cell facility for the European Spallation Source (ESS) which is under construction in Lund, Sweden. The transfer system for use with this facility shall enable the import of equipment and the export of shielded radioactive components for road transport. This market enquiry relates to a proposed waste transfer system used for transporting equipment and materials between 2 adjacent rooms at the facility. The loading of the transfer system shall be conducted using the facility’s cranes. No nuclear safety claims will be placed on the transfer system. The waste transfer system will be a remotely controlled material transport trolley with a SWL of 95T running on a set of rails. The system shall be maintainable with a 50 year life. Duties will include, but not limited to; 1) Remotely importing equipment/material from the Transport Hall to the Transfer Area; 2) Remotely exporting equipment/material from the Transfer Area to the Transport Hall; 3) Remotely completing low speed reversable motions over an 8 m distance; 4) Positioning within +/-5 mm at set locations. This PIN has been published to enable market research to commence to assess the reaction of the market to the proposed requirement and review available technologies. The Authority will conduct a dialogue with the marketplace. This may result in a call for competition based on the content of the requirement achieved through the dialogue. The ESS Transfer Area Trolley Market Enquiry document provides further detail regarding the description of the requirement and can be accessed using the link provided below. The link below will take you to a registration system where you will be requested to enter your contact details. Once you have submitted these you will receive an email that contains a direct link to the Market Enquiry document. http://www.ccfe.ac.uk/TenderDocs.aspx?DocName=esstransfertrolley.zip Please ignore the wording in the registration system email that implies that this is an invitation to tender. A response to the market sounding questions by 5.11.2018 or preferably earlier would be appreciated.