Proposal for the award of a contract for the supply of the MQM-type superconducting quadrupole magnets for the LHC insertions

This document concerns the award of a contract for the supply of the MQM-type superconducting quadrupole magnets for the LHC insertions. Following a market survey (MS-2455/LHC/LHC) carried out among 21 firms in ten Member States and one firm in Japan, a call for tenders (IT-2751/LHC/LHC) was sent on 18 February 2000 to six firms and one consortium consisting of two firms in five Member States. By the closing date, CERN had received five 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 the MQM-type superconducting quadrupole magnets for the LHC insertions for a total amount of 9 752 945 Swiss francs, subject to revision for contractual deliveries after 31 December 2002. The firm TESLA ENGINEERING has declared the following distribution by country of the contract value covered by this adjudication proposal: UK-78%, IT-8%, ES-7%, CH-5% and FR-2%.