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# Procurement for Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV) Deposition Tool for Superconducting Quantum Circuits

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-for-ultra-high-vacuum-uhv-deposition-tool-for-superconducting-quantum-circuits-ocds-h6vhtk-034573). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Royal Holloway and Bedford New College: "Procurement for Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV) Deposition Tool for Superconducting Quantum Circuits". Published status: active. Published Value: £545,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 15 Jul 2022. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Royal Holloway and Bedford New College](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/royal-holloway-and-bedford-new-college-urn-133896)
- **Published Value:** £545,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 15 July 2022 at 01:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electromechanical equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ2
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-034573`

## Before you bid
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- **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.
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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/procurement-for-ultra-high-vacuum-uhv-deposition-tool-for-superconducting-quantum-circuits-ocds-h6vhtk-034573#tl-md)

## Description
An ultra-high vacuum metallic thin-film deposition tool for the specialist fabrication of superconducting Josephson junctions and quantum circuits.  The tool will be housed within the SuperFab superconducting nanofabrication facility at Royal Holloway, University of London.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £545,000
- **Description:** An ultra-high vacuum metallic thin-film deposition tool for the specialist fabrication of superconducting Josephson junctions and quantum circuits.  The tool will be housed within the SuperFab superconducting nanofabrication facility at Royal Hollowa...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016078-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-06-11T09:05:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:23:41.266Z
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