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# The Provision Of 128 DUNE APA Stainless Steel Frames

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-128-dune-apa-stainless-steel-frames-ocds-h6vhtk-02f23f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "The Provision Of 128 DUNE APA Stainless Steel Frames". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Dec 2021, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Published Value:** £2,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 2 December 2021 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Frames, Steel, Welding
- **Delivery Location:** UKD61
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,497,244 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-128-dune-apa-stainless-steel-frames-ocds-h6vhtk-02f23f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02f23f`

## 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.
- **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/the-provision-of-128-dune-apa-stainless-steel-frames-ocds-h6vhtk-02f23f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-title%2FU4K28E2366)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/the-provision-of-128-dune-apa-stainless-steel-frames-ocds-h6vhtk-02f23f#participate

## Description
The DUNE Anode Plane Assemblies (APAs) will form the major part of the DUNE far site detector. We are finishing the prototype APAs for installation in a cryostat at CERN and preparing for the full production run of up to 128 APAs. The APAs are composed of large stainless steel metal frames and made of thousands of turns of wire, roughly 24 kilometres for each APA. It’s an engineering challenge to wind the wire around the frames and build the wire chambers.
A fully assembled frame is expected ‘in spec’ with all the associated documents or ‘doc pack’ including material certificates, ITP (Inspection Test plan), mechanical inspections, NDT (Non-Destructive Testing) etc.
Full qualification (inspection) by ourselves will be needed in the first batch of two frames. This will include visual inspection, an inspection of holes and machined parts and welding quality. The company will allow us access to do these qualification checks.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 44142000, 45262680
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £2,500,000
- **Description:** Your company will be asked to manufacture up to 128 APA frames by October 2025. The first two APA frames should be assembled, inspected and shipped to Daresbury by 31st January 2022, the following 6 to be delivered on 28th March, and from then on, 6 ...
- **Contract Period:** 04/01/2022 to 31/10/2025

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 001152-2022-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Durham Sheet Metal Works Ltd,**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-40851`
  - Value: £2,497,244 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 001152-2022-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,497,244
  - Signed Date: 10/01/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001152-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-01-14T12:15:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T02:50:15.913Z
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