UK SBS PR19052 Vacuum Chamber (Spoke & Elliptical Sections) for the ESS

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STFC Daresbury Laboratory is involved in a major contract in construction of the world's most linear proton accelerator, the European Spallation source (ESS). It is located in Lund, Sweden, co-hosted by Sweden and Denmark and has more than 17 Partner Countries, including the UK. The UK contribution is coordinated by STFC. The facility will deliver its first neutrons in 2019 and is expected to be fully operational by 2025.

The European Spallation Source (ESS) will be one of the largest infrastructures in Europe and will be used for neutron production for materials research. It will use a long pulsed superconducting linac and accelerate a 62.5 mA proton beam current to the energy of 2000 MeV. Peak beam power to the target will be 125 MW, 7 times more than the highest power existing facility.

STFC are providing a number of goods and services on behalf of the ESS. This tender is for vacuum chambers for the beam pipe sections, which will predominately sit in the latter half of the accelerator.

The contract will cover the supply of materials, manufacture, inspection, cleaning, testing, vacuum firing, assembly, packing and subsequent delivery to Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington. The contract will be awarded based on the criteria set out on the sourcing documents.

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