Spain – Detection and analysis apparatus – F4E-OPE-1758

Description

The scope of this contract is the supply, of Tangential Phase-Contrast Imaging (TPCI) system for the JT-60SA tokamak. TPCI measures plasma density fluctuations through the phase changes in a laser beam propagating near-tangentially to the toroidal magnetic field and transmitted by the plasma. Deliverables include finalized installation procedures, design and test documentation, operational manuals, packaging, shipping, and installation support at the QST Naka site. The scope includes support to installation, commissioning and operation in JT-60SA

Key facts

Procedure

neg-wo-call

Contact

Nadia.Merli@f4e.europa.eu

Contract references

F4E-OPE-1758 TPCI

Category

supplies

Awarded suppliers

• Swiss Plasma Center (part of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne University) · CHE-116.075.613 · CH011, CH

Supplier location as published: Lausanne, CH011, 1015, CH

Ground given for limiting competition

The buyer’s own stated reason for awarding without open competition, as published. Their assertion, not a finding.

technical

Point 11.1 of Annex I of the General Financial Regulation (GFR) states: The contracting authority may use the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice, regardless of the estimated value of the contract, in the following cases: […] (b) where the […] services can only be provided by a single economic operator […] for any of the following reasons: […] (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons; […] Given that the Swiss Plasma Center (part of the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne University) has been assigned the task to develop the Tangential Phase Contrast Imaging by EUROfusion, a coherent approach, opening the participation to tender to the institution developing the design would possibly: Reduce the cost, as SPC would be in the position to provide a cost-effective offer Minimize the technical risks by reducing the interfaces. Reduce the risk of schedule slippage by eliminating useless interfaces and exploiting the agile SPC procurement procedures. Greatly reduce the F4E resources needed to deliver TPCI to JT-60SA. The supply part of the scope object of such contract has a limited value (~300 K€ + Overhead) and none of the components is of strategical importance for EU as they are COTS