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title: "Invitation To Tender Dry Dilution Fridge"
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# Invitation To Tender Dry Dilution Fridge

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/invitation-to-tender-dry-dilution-fridge-ocds-h6vhtk-028eba). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The equipment required is a dry dilution refrigerator, with full 3He charge, capable of achieving a base temperature of not more than 30mK. A solenoid superconducting magnet will be incorporated as well as a number of microwave lines and full low frequency and thermometry instrumentation. It will be required for extensive development of superconducting electronics based on Josephson devices.

## 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:** £250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 16 February 2021 at 15:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UKI
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028eba`

## 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/invitation-to-tender-dry-dilution-fridge-ocds-h6vhtk-028eba#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/invitation-to-tender-dry-dilution-fridge-ocds-h6vhtk-028eba#participate

## Description
The equipment required is a dry dilution refrigerator, with full 3He charge, capable of achieving a base temperature of not more than 30mK.  A solenoid superconducting magnet will be incorporated as well as a number of microwave lines and full low frequency and thermometry instrumentation.  It will be required for extensive development of superconducting electronics based on Josephson devices.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI

- **Contract Period:** 26/02/2021 to 

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001892-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-01-29T22:56:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-09T07:29:54.893Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028eba