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# Particle accelerator system for the production of standard neutron fields to replace existing Van de Graff accelerator

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/particle-accelerator-system-for-the-production-of-standard-neutron-fields-to-replace-exist-ocds-h6vhtk-03acaf). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Physical Laboratory: "Particle accelerator system for the production of standard neutron fields to replace existing Van de Graff accelerator". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [National Physical Laboratory](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-physical-laboratory-gov-pc1387)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £4,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03acaf`

## 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/particle-accelerator-system-for-the-production-of-standard-neutron-fields-to-replace-exist-ocds-h6vhtk-03acaf#tl-md)

## Description
A particle accelerator capable of accelerating protons and deuterons to any energy between 200 keV and 4 MeV. The system will produce a DC ion beam with a maximum beam current of at least 300 µA. The system will include ion source(s), accelerator, beamlines, switching magnet, ion optics/monitoring and control systems. The system will interface with building utilities and safety systems. The accelerator will be used primarily for producing neutron standards, but also opens up options for charged particle irradiations for materials analysis and nuclear physics experiments.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The accelerator system will be capable of delivering accelerated ion beams to neutron producing targets (targets not included in procurement). The system will include:
•	2 multicusp ions sources to produce protons, deuterons and helium ions
•	Pulser/...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 005785-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Yelo Ltd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-76289`
  - Value: £4,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 005785-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,000,000
  - Signed Date: 28/02/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005785-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-02-28T11:03:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:07:13.232Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03acaf