UKRI-2434 SemiProbe PS4L FA12 Probe Station

Official notice

Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 16 Sept 2022no call for competition

Awarded to Inseto UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The ATLAS UK ITk community presently uses a semi-automatic probe station, located at RAL, to test wafers of Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) used in production of the ITk Strip detector. Approximately 250 wafers remain to be tested over the course of the next year. The maximum throughput of this system is approximately two wafers per day, and this requires working times to be staggered such that one wafer may be loaded in the morning, and one in the early evening. Just as the Strip work starts to wind down, deliveries of Pixel wafers will begin, potentially another two years of work.

We wish to reduce the effort burden associated with this process by moving to a fully automatic system, capable of running unattended wafer tests for a batch of up to 50 wafers. As the system will now be able to process wafers 24/7, throughput will be increased by 80%.

CPV: Probes

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1We wish to improve the efficiency and throughput of our wafer test processes by…Awarded

We wish to improve the efficiency and throughput of our wafer test processes by purchasing a fully automatic probe station, in which an automated arm can execute the wafer loading procedure unattended, facilitating wafer tests 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Delivery: UK · UNITED KINGDOM

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 23 Sept 2022, 16:05 BST
Last source update: 23 Sept 2022, 16:05 BST
Authority reference: UKRI-2434
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-026747
Classification (CPV): Probes
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-036b22 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: There are multiple technical reasons, firstly -SemiProbe systems present a common programming interface to the companion data acquisition systems used to run the wafer tests, facilitating the easy transfer of projects between the two systems according to demand. Secondly as SemiProbe systems share a common user interface, meaning that operators need only be trained on one machine. Lastly, the modular approach of the SemiProbe company means that they are able to offer extended support for their products.

Publisher note: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/ To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=722683978 GO Reference: GO-2022923-PRO-21012354

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Sept 2022

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Inseto UK LimitedSME	US$399,906 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 026747-2022-1 · Inseto UK LimitedSME
Signed
16 Sept 2022
Value
US$399,906
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawResearch https://www.ukri.org/, North Star Avenue, Swindon, UK, SN2 1FLContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

UK Research and InnovationReview body SwindonContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Inseto (UK) LtdAwarded supplier02096377 Focus 303 Business Centre, Andover, UK, SP10 5NYContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

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