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UKSA Operation of the National Space Propulsion Test Facility United Kingdom

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English
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Published Date
16.03.2024
Awarded Date
26.04.2022
Overview
Contract Award's Details : UKSA Operation of the National Space Propulsion Test Facility UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED UKSA Operation of the National Space Propulsion Test Facility ** Please note this is not a call for competition** The UK Space Agency has a requirement to test customer engines using the NSPTF in a timely manner. Therefore, ensuring the test facilities are ready and available to perform testing of engines and propulsion systems for customers to the NSPTF, and to support ensuring the continuing testing of hardware in the event of a facility breakdown. The facility incorporates a range of testing hardware. The service provider will provide the test cells for the facility, from small thrust engine testing (1N+) up to medium thrust testing (up to 1500N). The latter test chamber will have new equipment (vacuum generating plant, common vacuum manifold, plume intercooler, vacuum chamber etc), owned by the UK Space Agency, that will be operated and maintained by service provider. Provide technical support for facility operations and enter into a technical support contract for running the facility with UKSA. This will include responsibility for all safety aspects in national facility operations and to support ensuring the continuing testing of hardware in the event of a facility breakdown. Provide cost estimates for customers through liaison with the brokers (STFC). The requirement is to: • Manage the operation of the NSPTF, supplying the personnel to operate the plant and to ensure that the maintenance, calibration and spares plans are in place. • Procure any consumables to support the operation of the NSPTF. • Management and storage of critical spares to support the aim. • To permit use of service provider test facilities (J3 test cell, mini-HATFA, HATFA) as part of the national facility and management of customers and third party users while on the site. • Provide the resources to run the testing of customer engines. • Demonstrate that compliance and strict governance is applied to Statutory and Regulatory requirements (including Health and Safety) • Maintain a sensible Health and Safety schedule, audited in an appropriate manner. • Handle customer& 039;s data securely • Provision of relevant insurance cover for activities. • Notification of issues to UKSA in line with notification protocol. • Liaison with the landlord for all landlord provided services (eg water, electrical supply etc) • Provide quarterly reports of use of the facility to the steering board and provide inputs into annual budgets definition for future running of the facility. United Kingdom Contract value : 1,309,125.00 GBP Contractors : Nammo (U.K.) Ltd 01/04/2022 27/04/2022 31/03/2023 78293123 27/04/2022 UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED Address : Polaris House, North Star Avenue SN2 1FF, SWINDON research.tenders@uksbs.co.uk United Kingdom United Kingdom Contract Awards United Kingdom ocds-b5fd17-70da97ca-4448-455d-9e38-180938512dcd-527876-uk-sbs-pr18132 01/04/2022 31/03/2023 1,309,125.00 GBP
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1,309,125.00 GBP
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