Proposal for the award of a contract for the supply of superconducting sextupole-dipole corrector magnet assemblies

This document concerns the award of a contract for the supply of 376 superconducting sextupole-dipole corrector magnet assemblies for the LHC Short Straight Sections. Following a market survey (MS-2594/LHC/LHC) carried out among 39 firms in thirteen Member States, three firms in Japan and one firm in the USA, a call for tenders (IT-2597/LHC/LHC) was sent on 3 November 1999 to nine firms in six Member States and one firm in the USA. By the closing date, CERN had received three tenders. The Finance Committee is invited to agree to the negotiation of a contract with the firm TESLA ENGINEERING (UK), the lowest bidder, for the supply of 376 sextupole-dipole corrector magnet assemblies for the LHC Short Straight Sections for a total amount of 15 841 165 Swiss francs, subject to revision for contractual deliveries after 31 December 2001, with an option for the supply of up to 50 additional sextupole-dipole corrector magnet assemblies, for a total amount of 1 604 698 Swiss francs, subject to revision for contractual deliveries after 31 December 2001, bringing the total amount to a maximum of 17 445 863 Swiss francs, subject to revision for contractual deliveries after 31 December 2001. The firm TESLA ENGINEERING (UK) has declared the following origin of the equipment covered by this adjudication proposal: UK-76.5%, DE-14.2%, PL-9.3%.