Proposal for the award of a contract for the supply of a vertical vacuum furnace

This document concerns the award of a contract for the supply of a vertical vacuum furnace. Following a market survey carried out among 32 firms in seven Member States, a call for tenders (IT-2684/EST) was sent on 19 September 2000 to seven firms in four Member States. By the closing date, CERN had received six tenders from six firms in four Member States. The Finance Committee is invited to agree to the negotiation of a contract with PVA VAKUUM-ANLAGENBAU (DE), the lowest bidder complying with the specification, for the supply of a vertical vacuum furnace for a total amount of 926 900 Swiss francs, not subject to revision. The firm has indicated the following distribution by country of the contract value covered by this adjudication proposal: DE - 59%; AT - 23%; SK - 10%; CH - 8%.