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UK Research & Innovation

UKRI-3823 CLARA Linac 1 Replacement Modulators

Electrical EquipmentCPV 31000000 31700000 31710000 31711000
Value£700k
Awarded19 Jun 2024
Published2 Aug 2024
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£700ktotal contract value
median £94k
this tender£0£2.3m

This is a large award for Electrical Machinery & Apparatus — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,617 valued Electrical Machinery & Apparatus tenders in our corpus.

The brief

This contract concerns the design, manufacture, testing, delivery, to Daresbury Laboratory, installation, software, and documentation of a klystron modulator, which comprises of:- 1.A klystron modulator with filament supply to power a klystron heater, an ion pump power supply and focus power supplies to power the magnet solenoids.

2.A solid-state amplifier capable of supplying the peak RF drive power required to deliver 54 MW peak output power from the klystron.

3.A control system interface for the klystron modulator, and klystron, which is capable of interfacing with a top-level EPICS control system.

4.The supply of suitable mechanical and electrical drawings as well as software to enable the modulator to be maintained by competent engineers.

5.A factory acceptance test (FAT) to be conducted at the supplier's factory.

6.Installation, commissioning, and a site acceptance test (SAT) to be performed at Daresbury Laboratory by the supplier.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

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1.A klystron modulator with filament supply

1.A klystron modulator with filament supply to power a klystron heater, an ion pump power supply and focus power supplies to power the magnet solenoids.

02

2.A solid-state amplifier capable of supplying

2.A solid-state amplifier capable of supplying the peak RF drive power required to deliver 54 MW peak output power from the klystron.

03

3.A control system interface for the klystron

3.A control system interface for the klystron modulator, and klystron, which is capable of interfacing with a top-level EPICS control system.

04

4.The supply of suitable mechanical and electrical

4.The supply of suitable mechanical and electrical drawings as well as software to enable the modulator to be maintained by competent engineers.

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