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National Physical Laboratory

Suppy of 50kv X-ray Replacement System

Forecast · PlanningNo open deadline

Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.

01/ The notice

Key facts

Value
£150,000Estimated value stated in the notice
Deadline (UK time)
No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
Published
28 Apr 2021
Region
Not stated

02/ The brief

What the notice says

Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.

NPL plans to procure a 50kv X-ray Replacement System. Overview of the system required is as below:

A two X-ray tube system using Industrial-type X-ray tubes which are suitable for continuous operation with an associated generator and controller (with a possible standalone water cooler for the X-ray tubes):

Tube 1. 50kV Tungsten Target Tube, earthed anode, 20-degree angle, 1mm Beryllium window.

Tube 2. 50kV Molybdenum Target Tube, earthed anode, 20-degree angle, 1mm Beryllium window.

Generator / controller minimum requirement: 5-55kV with 0.01kV resolution, mA resolution 0.01mA, at least 3kW, low ripple (less than 20V/mA), ideally controllable via communication protocols in preference: GPIB, ethernet, serial, USB.

03/ Classification

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.

  • 38000000

04/ History

Releases of this notice

One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.

  1. 28 Apr 2021
    Planning notice

    Planning notice published 28 April 2021.

    Release 009207-2021

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05/ Limits

What the source does not tell us

  • Only one release is held, so there is no change history.

06/ Questions

About this notice

National Physical Laboratory published this notice.

Estimated value stated in the notice: £150,000.

07/ Related

Where to go next

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Reference
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Source
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Stage
planning · Planning
Last verified
Sun 5 Apr 2026, 12:57 BST
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