# Supply of a Physical Properties Measurement System \(PPMS\)

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Quantum Design Uk and Ireland Ltd](/contract-winners/quantum-design-uk-and-ireland/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £750,000
- Award date: 23 August 2019
- Published: 30 August 2019
- Contract start: 28 August 2019
- Contract end: 31 March 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: c98fa659-5e5d-43cd-98e6-336040dd7101-310935
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-46697d27-2341-438b-9028-5040e84068a4

## Description

UKAEA wishes to procure a Physical Property Measurement System \(PPMS\) offering a wide range of magnetic, thermal and electrical measurements\. It has the following minimum requirements: - "cryogen free", i\.e\. operated with a cryocooler; - Sample environment controls including fields up to ±14 tesla; - variable temperature insert \(VTI\) with a calibrated Cernox resistive temperature sensor or direct equivalent, provided with a calibration from 1\.4 K to room temperature - Measurement temperature range at least between 2 and 300 K - Time to sweep to 90% of full field less than 10 min, with a thermal load on the insert - Field homogeneity ±0\.01% over 3 cm on axis - Capable of performing the following measurements: o Heat capacity o DC magnetic moment \(magnetometry\) o AC susceptibility o DC and AC electrical properties - A sample rotator to perform a measurement with the field at different angles

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c98fa659-5e5d-43cd-98e6-336040dd7101-310935)