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UKRI-2434 SemiProbe PS4L FA12 Probe Station

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UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: UK Research & Innovation: "UKRI-2434 SemiProbe PS4L FA12 Probe Station". 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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Published history for UK Research & Innovation. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
1.8Bids / Report
65.8% of reports have one bid
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 38 active published awards; 38 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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
Published23 Sept 2022, 16:05 BST
Last source update23 Sept 2022, 16:05 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationProbes
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-036b22
What is being bought
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%.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    23 Sept 2022, 16:05 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    23 Sept 2022, 16:05 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    23 Sept 2022, 16:05 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    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.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    23 Sept 2022, 16:05 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 16 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · US$399,906
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Inseto (UK) Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
US$399,906 · signed 16 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

UK Research & Innovation

Contracting authority GB-FTS-49374
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  • UK Research & Innovation
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    https://www.ukri.org/, North Star Avenue, Swindon, UK, SN2 1FL
    Elizabeth.Gage@ukri.org
    +44 1793867000

  • Inseto (UK) Ltd
    supplier

    02096377
    Focus 303 Business Centre, Andover, UK, SP10 5NY
    +44 1264334505

  • UK Research and Innovation
    reviewBody

    https://www.ukri.org/, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL
    Elizabeth.Gage@ukri.org
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThere 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.