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title: "UKRI-4096 APA Mesh Frames"
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# UKRI-4096 APA Mesh Frames

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-4096-apa-mesh-frames-ocds-h6vhtk-046e7d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-4096 APA Mesh Frames". Published status: complete. Published Value: £810,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jul 2024, 14:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## 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:** £810,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 July 2024 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Frames
- **Delivery Location:** UKD61
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £780,556 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-4096-apa-mesh-frames-ocds-h6vhtk-046e7d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-046e7d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/ukri-4096-apa-mesh-frames-ocds-h6vhtk-046e7d#tl-md)

## Description
The Anode Plane Assemblies require a grounding layer of mesh panels. These will improve the uniformity of electric field lines around nearby charged wire planes and will also shield these charged wires from electrical signals originating inside the APA. 
The APA mesh panels are manufactured from metric section 304 or 316 stainless steel (certificate of conformity and material traceability is required) and fixed onto the APA via mesh panel brackets. 
Each mesh panel will be made by stretching wire mesh over – and welding to – rectangular frames fabricated from rectangular tubing. The fabrication of five different mesh panel designs is required, quantities for each size is detailed in the “Aim and objectives” section. The mesh panels will ultimately be housed in a cryostat, submerged in liquid Argon (LAr).

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £810,000
- **Description:** The Anode Plane Assemblies require a grounding layer of mesh panels. These will improve the uniformity of electric field lines around nearby charged wire planes and will also shield these charged wires from electrical signals originating inside the A...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** APA Mesh Frames (active)
  - Award id: `038145-2024-UKRI-4096-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Locker Wire Weavers Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-131278`
  - Value: £780,556 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** APA Mesh Frames (active)
  - Signed Value: £780,556
  - Signed Date: 14/10/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F038145-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-26T12:05:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T02:40:56.833Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-046e7d