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# RHUL-24001 - Procurement of an Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) Josephson Junction fabrication Tool for Superconducting Quantum Circuits and Associated Requirements

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rhul-24001-procurement-of-an-ultra-high-vacuum-uhv-josephson-junction-fabrication-tool-for-ocds-h6vhtk-03f5f3). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Royal Holloway and Bedford New College: "RHUL-24001 - Procurement of an Ultra High Vacuum (UHV) Josephson Junction fabrication Tool for Superconducting Quantum Circuits and Associated Requirements". Published status: complete. Published Value: £5,000,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Sept 2023, 11:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (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:** £5,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 September 2023 at 11:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electromechanical equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ25
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £5,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rhul-24001-procurement-of-an-ultra-high-vacuum-uhv-josephson-junction-fabrication-tool-for-ocds-h6vhtk-03f5f3#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03f5f3`

## Before you bid
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- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

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## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-title%2F7MM78X5XWG)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rhul-24001-procurement-of-an-ultra-high-vacuum-uhv-josephson-junction-fabrication-tool-for-ocds-h6vhtk-03f5f3#participate

## Description
Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London (‘Royal Holloway’ or ‘the College’) wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of an ultra-high vacuum tool for the specialist fabrication of superconducting Josephson junctions and quantum circuits. This procurement is for both the initial purchase of the instrument, additional purchases directly linked to the initial instrument, and warranty and support over its lifetime. This will be subject to the availability of funding, future developments in the technology, and pricing in line with market value. Please see Appendix A for further information. The initial instrument purchase is subject to grant funding from Innovate UK and the College has a maximum budget of £481k excluding VAT. The College reserves the right to extend the associated warranty and support in agreement with the successful supplier but your tender response should only include your standard warranty and support.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £5,000,000
- **Description:** Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, known as Royal Holloway, University of London (‘Royal Holloway’ or ‘the College’) wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of an ultra-high vacuum tool for the specialist fabrication of superconducting ...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Procurement of an Ultra High Vacuum Josephson Junction Fabrication Tool for Superconducting Quantum Circuits and Associated Requirements (active)
  - Award id: `002839-2024-RHUL-24001-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Angstrom Engineering Incorporated**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-103586`
  - Value: £5,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Procurement of an Ultra High Vacuum Josephson Junction Fabrication Tool for Superconducting Quantum Circuits and Associated Requirements (active)
  - Signed Value: £5,000,000
  - Signed Date: 05/01/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002839-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-26T19:05:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T13:37:41.782Z
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