PURCH2403 Provision Of Contract Agreement For Large-Scale Vacuum Chamber

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PURCH2403 Provision Of Contract Agreement For Large-Scale Vacuum Chamber For The Period Of 12 Months With The Option To Extend For 2 X 12 Months. Tender documents available from Public Contracts Scotland. Tender returns should be submitted via Public Contracts Scotland, no paper copies will be accepted. Should paper tenders be submitted, they will be rejected. Further to this any questions or communications regarding individual tender exercises must be sent via the Public Contracts Scotland Portal. Tender queries received through any other channel will not be answered. Should users of Public Contracts Scotland have any problems with the web site they should contact website Support Desk, contact details can be found by following the ‘Contact Us’ option on the left hand menu at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/default.aspx Lot 1: PURCH2403 Provision Of Contract Agreement For Large-Scale Vacuum Chamber For The Period Of 12 Months With The Option To Extend For 2 X 12 Months. The Institute for Gravitational Research requires a large scale accessible vacuum system to be used for prototyping next generation room temperature fused silica mirror suspension technology for 3rd generation gravitational-wave observatory infrastructure. These instruments will extend the range of gravitational astronomy by at least an order of magnitude. The UK will be a key future contributor to this research, co-developing the conceptual design of the next generation of interferometer mirror suspension technology. To prototype and de-risk future suspension technology, the vacuum system should have minimum dimensions of 2.7 metres tall with 1.2 m by 0.8 m rectangular base footprint. Other uses will include testing of Birmingham/Glasgow collaboratively produced 6D sensors. The system should be capable of reaching a lowest working pressure of 1 x 10-7 mbar, and be able to be pumped from atmospheric pressure to this in a period of 4-7 days. Internally the system must be capable of supporting up to 2 tonnes of internal load as well as its own weight. The system should include monitoring gauges and pumps. To enable the system to be installed in our lab, it should be able to be transported through a 1.5-metre-wide x 2-metre-tall door, and then installed upright in the lab space. Please Refer To ITT Document For Additional Information.