UK SBS PR18174 Freia Neutron Guide NBOA

Tender description

CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 29/01/2019 14:00 HOURS. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER. To express your interest in this opportunity email ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. To register on our e-sourcing portal click on https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk and follow the link "Register for CCS eSourcing" Freia is a neutron reflectometer optimised for soft condensed matter and life sciences that is currently being developed by UKRI as an in-kind collaboration with ESS ERIC. Freia will be installed and operated at the ESS facility in Lund, Sweden. More details on Freia can be found on the ESS website: https://europeanspallationsource.se/instruments/freia. This tender details the requirements for the supply of the Freia neutron guide Neutron Beam Optics Assembly (NBOA). The Freia NBOA will be installed at the ESS facility. The guide delivered must meet UKRI and ESS ERIC requirements. The NBOA will fit within the Neutron Beam Port Insert (NBPI), which will form a part of the ESS target systems. Please see attached for the full scope of works. The contract will be awarded based on the criteria set out on the sourcing documents.