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title: "Cryocoolers for the ARIEL Cryogenic Test Rig"
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# Cryocoolers for the ARIEL Cryogenic Test Rig

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cryocoolers-for-the-ariel-cryogenic-test-rig-ocds-h6vhtk-036869). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "Cryocoolers for the ARIEL Cryogenic Test Rig". Published status: active. Published Value: £125,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Oct 2022, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Published Value:** £125,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 October 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Refrigerating and freezing equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cryocoolers-for-the-ariel-cryogenic-test-rig-ocds-h6vhtk-036869#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-036869`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
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- **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/cryocoolers-for-the-ariel-cryogenic-test-rig-ocds-h6vhtk-036869#tl-md)

## Description
RAL Space are designing the Cryogenic Test Rig (CTR) for the ARIEL payload module (PLM). It consists of a cryogenic shroud and a warm interface plate. Cooling is applied directly to the shroud using cryocoolers, attached via high purity aluminium thermal straps. The test rig requires up to 100 W of cooling at a cold head temperature of 20 K, which has been calculated based on extensive thermal modelling of the system. Margin on this heat lift would ideally be included to account for any modelling inaccuracies, with 50% assumed during the preliminary design phase. A single stage cooler would be preferred, and we expect that multiple coolers would be needed.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £125,000
- **Description:** UKRI wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of Cryocoolers for the ARIEL Cryogenic Test Rig. ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote-Sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey) is a project for RAL Space, part of the Science and Technology Facilities Counci...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025800-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-09-14T13:05:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T03:53:45.984Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-036869