Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Tender description

This requirement is concerned with the design, manufacture, testing, delivery of the neutron guide and alignment devices and its installation within the FREIA Instrument at European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund, Sweden full details of which are contained in the UK SBS PR20001 Specification document (and any other associated documentation). This requirement is concerned with the design, manufacture, testing, delivery of the neutron guide and alignment devices and its installation within the FREIA Instrument at European Spallation Source (ESS) in Lund, Sweden full details of which are contained in the UK SBS PR20001 Specification document (and any other associated documentation). The FREIA instrument 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 which will be located in Lund, Sweden. More details on Freia can be found on the ESS website: https://europeanspallationsource.se/instruments/freia FREIA is designed to study surfaces that are horizontal, meaning that it can study what happens at free liquid surfaces as well as solid surfaces. FREIA can do most measurements without moving the sample and there is no other instrument in the world that can do this. The subject of work is the supply of the Freia neutron guide, which transports 2-21Å neutrons from the target to the sample position 22.8 m away. The guide is elliptical in the vertical plane and forms a three-channel s-bend in the horizontal plane, with vertical silicon vanes. The supermirror coating is formed on metallic substrate and varies along the length of the guide. The requirement consists of section 2, section 3, section 4, section 5 and section 6 of the Freia Instrument Neutron Guide as described in UK SBS PR20001 Specification. About UK Shared Business Services: UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. Where UK SBS is not named as the contracting authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the contracting authority. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities, innovating and transforming their own organisations. For full details of our partner base please review the following link: http://www.uksbs.co.uk/services/procure/contracts/Pages/default.aspx UK SBS will be using the Delta eSourcing Portal for this procurement. To register on the Delta eSourcing portal please use the link https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com and follow the instructions to register. If you are already registered on the Delta eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com and the follow the instructions to ‘Login’. Once you are logged into the system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the access code: MTWBBH32AC As a user of the Delta eSourcing Portal you will have access to the Delta messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific tender event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity.