Scope
Description
The objective of this work package is to analyse the ceramic to metal bonding used in microwave components that form vacuum barriers. There are a variety of bonds to be investigated ranging from microwave vacuum windows that have low negligible thermal or mechanical loads, to components in high power microwave sources that are subject to high thermal loads that then induce mechanical strain from the induced thermal gradients. The analysis will focus on pre-and post-cyclic fatigues tested components to evaluate the integrity of the bonding joint for its vacuum and thermal conductivity integrity. In some components, the use of SEMs capable of monitoring the bond during temporal loading will be required.
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Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £125,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
26 June 2025
Contract dates
- 27 June 2025 to 31 March 2026
- 9 months, 4 days
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71350000 - Engineering-related scientific and technical services
- 71620000 - Analysis services
- 73111000 - Research laboratory services
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester, Oxford Rd
Manchester
M13 9PL
United Kingdom
Contact name: Aneeqa Khan
Email: aneeqa.khan@manchester.ac.uk
Region: UKD33 - Manchester
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCRM-7973-DCBL
Culham Science Centre
Abingdon
OX14 3DB
United Kingdom
Region: UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Organisation type: Public undertaking (commercial organisation subject to public authority oversight)