# Upgrade to a Helium Liquefier System \(HLS\)

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON](/buyers/university-of-southampton/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Cryo Engineering GmbH
- Award value: £332,501
- Tender value: £333,000
- Award date: 7 July 2021
- Published: 3 August 2021
- Contract start: 7 July 2021
- Contract end: 6 July 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 742a5e44-3acc-4729-85d7-d33fbddda116-457294
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-4010f1b1-f093-4382-a8f1-2d113f604b41

## Description

The University of Southampton are tendering for an upgrade of the helium liquefaction system TCF20 into a campus wide distribution system for liquid helium and recollection of warm helium gas\. The targeted solution is to extend the TCF20 liquefier within Building 46 at the University of Southampton Highfield Campus in Southampton to increase its liquid helium capacity \(1\), adaptation to the gas capture system at Building 27 located also on the main campus for collection of warm gas \(2\) and install a trailer solution to transport gas and liquid between Building 46 and Building 27 \(3\)\. We are looking for a complete solution for the realisation of this helium system\. Additional information: E-Tendering Portal: The University is utilising an electronic tendering tool, In-Tend \(https://intendhost\.co\.uk/universityofsouthampton\) to manage this procurement and to communicate with potential suppliers and/or tenderers \(as appropriate\)\. All documentation in relation to this tender can be downloaded from In-Tend\. Potential suppliers/tenderers are advised that there will be no hard copy documents issued and all communications with the University, including the submission of Selection Stage and/or Invitation to Tender responses will be conducted via In-Tend\. Regular monitoring of the portal is the responsibility of the potential supplier/tenderer\. If you are not already registered as a supplier with the University of Southampton, you will need to register in In-Tend in order to access the procurement documentation\. Once you have logged in as a supplier: click on 'Tenders'; locate the relevant project; and click 'View Details'\. Once you are in the project screen, you will be able to register your organisation against the project and access all documentation by clicking 'Express Interest'\. Potential suppliers/tenderers are advised that formal expressions of interest in the project must be by way of completion and return of the relevant documents via In-Tend\. Further instructions for the submission of responses are below: To submit your return: 1\. Log in 2\. Click 'Tenders' 3\. Locate the relevant project 4\. View details 5\. Click on the tab relating to the relevant project stage \(e\.g\. 'Invitation to Tender'\) 6\. Click on the 'Attach Documents' button and upload your return\. 7\. Check ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the 'My Tender Return' panel\. The system will only permit your organisation to make one return\. 8\. Click the red 'Submit Return' button\. Please note, to preserve the integrity of the procurement, all communications with the University must be made via the correspondence function within In-Tend\. Publication of Award Details: In accordance with Regulation 50, paragraph \(2\) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015\. The University intends to publish the value of any resulting contract at the award stage, and reserves the right to do so\. By submitting a response, potential suppliers/tenderers are consenting to publication of this information unless otherwise agreed in advance with the University\. Costs and Expenses: Potential suppliers/tenderers are solely responsible for their costs and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and submission of responses and participation in this and all future stages of this procurement\. Under no circumstances will the University be liable for any costs or expenses borne by potential suppliers/tenderers or any of their supply chain, partners or advisers in this procurement process\. Th

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/742a5e44-3acc-4729-85d7-d33fbddda116-457294)