# UKAEA the provision of Liquid Scintillation Counter \(LSC\)

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority](/buyers/united-kingdom-atomic-energy-authority/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £143,000
- Published: 24 November 2022
- Planned start: 10 January 2023
- Planned end: 11 January 2023
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: d2fd4a50-cbf8-4213-9260-0503b3f1411e-593107
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-448a1ea3-fcb4-485d-a067-8e11ab9ff6e0

## Description

The UKAEA require a LSC system\. Primarily this will be used to measure samples containing tritium, although carbon-14 is also of inter-est\. A wide energy range is required as it is likely that additional isotopes will be present in trace quantities\. The LSC will be used as a quantitative scientific instrument with good background suppression and high sensitivity being key requirements\. The UKAEA is not look-ing for a custom-designed system, but a high quality off the shelf instrument\. It is expected that results from this system will be published in peer reviewed journals and a system that allows the highest quality publications is desired\. This system will be located in the new Hydrogen-3 Advanced Technology facility \(H3AT\), where it will primarily support experiments using tritium\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d2fd4a50-cbf8-4213-9260-0503b3f1411e-593107)