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UKRI-1308 DUNE APA Printed Circuit Boards

Printed circuits
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: UK Research & Innovation: "UKRI-1308 DUNE APA Printed Circuit Boards". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUK Research & InnovationScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Competition Density
2.6Bids / Report
57.9% of reports have one bid
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Coverage: 19 active published awards; 19 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUK Research & Innovation
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published14 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT
Last source update14 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationPrinted circuits
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02bf2f
What is being bought
Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) are needed to construct charge readout anode plane assemblies (APAs) for the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment based at Sanford Underground Research Facility in South Dakota. Each of these PCBs are required to operate reliably in (Liquid Argon) LAr over many years (20 years) so Quality Assurance is a critical element to this project. A key requirement for these PCBs are the mechanical tolerances. As described below, board thickness must be maintained to ±5%, and machining of features on the board is required to a high tolerance.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    14 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    14 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    14 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    14 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    14 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT
  6. Published value updated to £950,000
    9 Nov 2021, 14:15 GMT
  7. Status changed to active
    9 Nov 2021, 14:15 GMT
  8. Official notice release published
    9 Nov 2021, 14:15 GMT
  9. Submission deadline changed to 14 Dec 2021, 14:00 GMT
    9 Nov 2021, 14:15 GMT
  10. Buyer information updated
    9 Nov 2021, 14:15 GMT
  11. Published value updated to £700,000
    23 Jun 2021, 09:15 BST
  12. Status changed to planned
    23 Jun 2021, 09:15 BST
  13. Official notice release published
    23 Jun 2021, 09:15 BST
  14. Buyer information updated
    23 Jun 2021, 09:15 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The requirement is for the fabrication of 45,583 PCBs. The main specifications are: a)Thickness of each board must not exceed +/-5% of the total thickness specified in the drawings. b)Tolerances for Depth milling, Edge milling, Counterbore holes and Countersink holes are critical and should be adhered to. A critical aspect for the milling is that tongues on the edges of some boards must be controlled to a tolerance of ±0.1 mm. c) A summary of the tolerances that must be achieved are as follows: •Board thickness: +/- 5% •Tongue dimensions: +/- 0.1mm •Glue grooves: +/-0.2mm •Board positioning holes: +/- 0.15mm •All other board features: +/- 0.4mm d)The first 75 APA’s worth of boards are to be delivered in batches within a period of 32 months from contract award with the option for a further 75 APA’s worth of boards at a later stage.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    14 Jan 2022, 16:15 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 12 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · £1,315,512
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Merlin Circuit Technology Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
DUNE APA Printed Circuit Boards
£1,315,512 · signed 12 Jan 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 1)
smeBids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authority GB-FTS-23329
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  • UK Research & Innovation
    buyer

    Science & Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Oxford, UK, OX11 0QX
    STFCprocurement@ukri.org
    +44 1235446553

  • Merlin Circuit Technology Ltd
    supplier

    02738434
    Hawarden Industrial Park, Manor Lane, Deeside, UK, CH5 3QZ
    +44 1244525762

  • UK Research and Innovation
    reviewBody

    Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL
    +44 1235446553
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