DoJ FSNI Purchase of Helium BIPS for Instrumental Analysis

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FSNI are establishing a Direct Award Contract for the supply of cylinders of helium gas with a Built In Purification System (BIPS), The instrumentation set up in a number of labs across FSNI demands high purity helium in order to avoid unnecessary maintenance, repair and down time. The instrumentation in question is highly sensitive and can be easily damaged by small impurities being allowed to enter these systems, potentially resulting in loss of results, days of down time for additional maintenance and in some cases expensive repair costs and engineer visits. The instrumentation which requires this high purity helium is used across FSNI and is used in case work. It is imperative that the purity of the gas does not compromise case work results. The issue of constant purity can be eliminated using cylinders that incorporate a Built In Purification System (BIPS Cylinders)., The complex analytical instrumentation used across FSNI has a direct impact on casework turnaround times, target dates and SLAs with FSNI's customers. The availability of this instrumentation is business critical for priority 1 or urgent casework and unnecessary down time could not be tolerated by the organisation.