Evaluation Lab Small Works

Tender description

The Works will take place at an existing building located in the South Wales area. The facility is shared with another company and accounts for approximately 3,000m2. The space is split between open plan offices and specialist laboratories (Power Electronics, RF/Microwave, Photonics, Advanced Packaging and Electronics The project will be the completion of the Evaluation Lab, the works to this lab were commenced as part of the original CAT A and CAT B Design and Build Project, but were halted due to a change in the proposed use of the lab. The build project will be to create a specialist environment that will facilitate a wide variety of research and development projects in the field of Compound Semi-Conductor Applications The Catapult (the Employer) requires the evaluation of the existing services and the Design and Build of the Evaluation Lab testing space at their new office at the Innovation Centre, Imperial Park, Newport. This test and measurement equipment will be used for R&D during the Catapult's collaborative and internal projects whilst also providing potential commercial opportunities in compliance and pre-qualification testing against a range of standards for high speed communications. The equipment will be located in the Photonics Laboratory of the CSA Catapult as the main objective for the acquisition is to use the equipment to characterise high speed optical communications modules. However, the use of the equipment could be relevant to all three technical sections (Photonics, Power Electronics and RF). The equipment will be required to be delivered to the laboratory in Newport, Wales, by the end of May 2020.