UKRI-6064 ISP-1157 Replacement of Large ISIS Power Supply System
- Buyer
- UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
- Value
- £3,000,000
- Closes
- 23 November 2026
- Where
- Swindon, Wiltshire, the South East
- Type
- Open tender
In plain English
UKRI wants to buy a large industrial power supply system for their ISIS neutron research facility. The system must deliver 1200 kVA of three-phase AC power with precise voltage control to power magnets used in scientific experiments.
What the buyer wants
• Design, manufacture and deliver a 1200 kVA three-phase AC power supply system that can regulate magnet load current to a precise setpoint with high stability • Include a control system capable of accepting a DCCT measurement signal (-10/+10 V) from the facility and maintaining output voltage accuracy of ±50 mV across a 0-250 V range • System must be fed from standard 400 Vrms AC 50 Hz three-phase supply, be intrinsically safe by design, highly efficient and fully compliant with relevant safety and performance standards
Likely requirements
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This contract is for specialist high-voltage power electronics manufacturing and is open only to companies with proven experience designing industrial-scale AC power supplies, control systems, and compliance with stringent electrical safety standards; most small tradecraft businesses will not have the technical capability or manufacturing infrastructure.
How to bid
This is an open tender: any eligible business can respond directly to the buyer by the deadline, with no framework membership needed.
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