Hex Project (Previousley Warm X-ray)

HEX Project Provision of technologies for providing an intense, pulsed electron beam source.

AWE Plc is seeking to work with a vendor or vendors for:

AWE seeks to purchase a high intensity, pulsed, electron-beam generator with associated diagnostics and ancillary support equipment. The key specifications are as follows:

Additional information: AWE Plc ("AWE") is seeking to engage with the market for the HEX (Previously Warm X-Ray) Project.

This notice is for market engagement only and is not a call for competition.

You can find out more information about AWE here:

https://www.awe.co.uk

AWE - Atomic Weapons Establishment

AWE is a high performing, streamlined business delivering extraordinary products.

The nature of this PIN is such that AWE intends to operate restrictions within the relevant procurement regulations in order to protect essential national security interests. If an economic operator has connections with any hostile entity or foreign states which are deemed by AWE to pose a risk to the UK's national security interests or is otherwise considered not to possess the reliability necessary to exclude risks to the security of the United Kingdom, AWE reserves its right to exclude them from this exercise.

In issuing this PIN and engaging with the market, the AWE is not committing to conduct any procurement in relation to this Programme. Equally non-participation in this Market Engagement will not be taken into account in any future procurement activities and will not preclude any organisation from submitting a tender in any future competitions.

The nature of this contract is such that the award will be subject to supplier's passing AWE's security requirements as dictated by its site licenses.