Proposal for the Award of a Blanket Contract for the Supply of Electrical Power Cables for the LHC

This document concerns the award of a blanket contract for the supply of electrical power cables for the LHC. Following a market survey carried out among 54 firms in fourteen Member States, a call for tenders (IT-3127/SPL) was sent on 7 March 2003 to 11 firms in six Member States. By the closing date, CERN had received six tenders from six firms in five Member States. The Finance Committee is invited to agree to the negotiation of a blanket contract with NEXANS (FR), the lowest bidder complying with the specifications, for the supply of electrical power cables for a total amount not exceeding 1 126 950 euros (1 700 000 Swiss francs), subject to revision according to London Metal Exchange (LME) copper and aluminium prices. The rate of exchange used is that applying on the tender closing date. The firm has indicated the following distribution by country of the contract value covered by this adjudication proposal: FR - 100 %.