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Daresbury Laboratory

UKSBS PR17110 Helium Probe System

Medical Equipment & PharmaCPV 33141641
Value£23k
Awarded12 Sept 2017
Published21 Feb 2018
RegionEast Midlands
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£23ktotal contract value
median £123k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits below the typical range for Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals contracts — a smaller, more accessible award. Based on 9,456 valued Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals tenders in our corpus.

The brief

CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 4TH SEPTEMBER 2017 14:00 HOURS.

DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER.

To express your interest in this opportunity email expressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk.

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This requirement is for a Helium Level Probe System.

Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is a world-leading multi-disciplinary science organisation, whose goal is to deliver economic, societal, scientific and international benefits to the UK and its people - and more broadly to the world.

STFC support an academic community of around 1,700 in particle physics, nuclear physics, and astronomy including space science, who work at more than 50 universities and research institutes in the UK, Europe, Japan and the United States, including a rolling cohort of more than 900 PhD students.

The organisation's large-scale scientific facilities in the UK and Europe are used by more than 3,500 users each year, carrying out more than 2,000 experiments and generating around 900 publications.

The combination of access to world-class research facilities and scientists, office and laboratory space, business support, and an environment which encourages innovation has proven a compelling combination, attracting start-ups, SMEs and large blue chips such as IBM and Unilever

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is

Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is a world-leading multi-disciplinary science organisation, whose goal is to deliver economic, societal, scientific and international benefits to the UK and its people.

02

STFC support an academic community of around

STFC support an academic community of around 1,700 in particle physics, nuclear physics, and astronomy including space science, who work at more than 50 universities and research institutes in the UK, Europe, Japan and the United States, including a rolling cohort of more than 900 PhD students.

03

The combination of access to world-class research

The combination of access to world-class research facilities and scientists, office and laboratory space, business support, and an environment which encourages innovation has proven a compelling combination, attracting start-ups, SMEs and large blue chips such as IBM and Unilever.

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