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title: "Cryo-free QHR Fridge"
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# Cryo-free QHR Fridge

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cryo-free-qhr-fridge-ocds-h6vhtk-0471c5). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Physical Laboratory: "Cryo-free QHR Fridge". Published status: active. Published Value: £185,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT. Published submission portal: lupc.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [National Physical Laboratory](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-physical-laboratory-gov-pc1387)
- **Published Value:** £185,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 November 2024 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0471c5`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cryo-free-qhr-fridge-ocds-h6vhtk-0471c5#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [lupc.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Flupc.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.shtml)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cryo-free-qhr-fridge-ocds-h6vhtk-0471c5#participate

## Description
The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) requirement is for a refrigerator to house one of our Cryogenic Current Comparators (CCC). Currently the system is mounted in a dewar of helium to provide the necessary temperature, but this requires refilling periodically and we wish to move to a closed setup which does not need additional cryogens for sustained periods of operation.
The asset must therefore:
1) Allow the existing CCC components to be mounting in the cold space of the fridge.
2) Hold a steady temperature of 4 K or less for a sustained period.
3) Not require any additional liquid cryogens for cool-down or whilst running.
Note: Due to the Prior Indicative Notice (PIN) Reference 2024/S 000-019150 Published on 21/06/2024 the Authority is reducing the tendering timescales to 21 days.
NB: To express interest in this tender and to access the tender documents you will first need to be registered on the tendering portal. Please go to the landing page: https://lupc.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml  from where you will see a button to Register. Once registered you may search for this opportunity and express interest, download documents, etc.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £185,000
- **Description:** The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) requirement is for a refrigerator to house one of our Cryogenic Current Comparators (CCC). Currently the system is mounted in a dewar of helium to provide the necessary temperature, but this requires refilling p...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035515-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-01T15:07:42.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T05:58:22.428Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0471c5