UKRI-5692 ISIS MUSHROOM/WISH-II Neutron Guides

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Estimated value

Awarded value

£1.7m

Awarded 07 May 2026

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

08 May 2026

Description

This Tender specifies the requirements for the supply of the MUSHROOM and WISH II neutron guides. Both are to be supplied under this contract. The guides will be installed at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source facility in Oxfordshire. ISIS uses neutrons produced via spallation in a variety of beamlines to investigate material properties and life sciences. The MUSHROOM instrument project will deliver a new instrument to be used for indirect spectrometry located on Target Station 2, port W8.. The WISH-II instrument will deliver a cold neutron diffractometer located on Target Station 2, port E9. The requirement is to design, supply, install, test and align (approximately 37.1m for MUSHROOM and 33.3m for WISH II) of straight, elliptical neutron guide with the M-values and reflectivity described in the Tender documents, and the associated housings and supports. Please refer to the two technical specifications and ITT documentation for the full suite of requirements.

Scope

Reference
UKRI-5692
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
30 Apr 2026 to 31 Oct 2027
CPV classifications
38000000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Priceprice30.00%
Qualityquality70.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£1.7m

Award date

07 May 2026

Contract start

28 May 2026

Contract end

31 Oct 2027

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