UK SBS PR19056 CLARA Linac Waveguide

**Final date and time for the submission of bids is 02/08/2019 at 11:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.**

***Modification of the Contract has been made in accordance with Regulation72 (1) (b) of The Public Contracts Regulations(PCR) 2015***

This requirement is for the design, manufacture, and delivery of the Radio Frequency (RF) Linac Waveguide Distribution System of the CLARA (Compact Linear Accelerator for Research and Applications) for the use at UKRI STFC Daresbury Laboratory (DL), Warrington WA4 4AD. A next-generation light source test facility is to be constructed at the DL which will be known as CLARA. The aim of the CLARA project is to develop a normal conducting test accelerator capable of generating longitudinally and transversely bright electron bunches and to use these bunches in the experimental production of stable, synchronised, ultra-short photon pulses of coherent light from a single pass FEL (Free Electron Laser) with techniques directly applicable to the future generation of light source facilities. UKRI STFC requires waveguide system for the CLARA facility capable of handling RF peak powers of up to 80 MW for the 3 RF 4m linacs. Detailed waveguide requirements are defined in the attached document,UK SBS PR19056 Specification.

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***Modification of the Contract has been made in accordance with Regulation72 (1) (b) of The Public Contracts Regulations(PCR) 2015, which have brought the total Contract value to £624,453.37***