Published date: 20 February 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 12 November 2024, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Optical instruments - 38600000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£76,700 to £151,100

Procurement reference

4265/DM/24

Published date

20 February 2025

Closing date

12 November 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

30 May 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes


Description

A Nd:YAG pumped dye laser system is required. Its main use will be in combustion diagnostics studies of turbulent spray flames using the technique of planar laser induced fluorescence (PLIF) from 225 nm and above, to observe several chemical species, for example for NO, OH, CH2O.

A low noise scientific camera for example sCMOS, and/or an intensified camera, and UV camera lens are desirable as part of the detection system. The detection system is required to be suitable for quantitative planar laser induced fluorescence imaging studies from 225 nm and above.

The requirement above will be split into 2 distinct lots, within the tender.


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Image intensified CCD Camera system plus UV optics

  • Opportunity
  • Published 14 October 2024

Additional text

All tender documents, clarification requests & tender returns must be conducted & submitted through the In-tend site, via the link provided above.


Award information

Awarded date

24 January 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

30 May 2025

Total value of contract

£157,912

This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.

Photonic Solutions Ltd.

Address

Unit 2.2 Quantum Court
Heriot-Watt University Research Park
Edinburgh
EH14 4AP

Reference

Companies House number: SC194276

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Andor Technology Ltd.

Address

7 Millennium Way,
Springvale Business Park
Belfast
BT12 7AL

Reference

Companies House number: NI022466

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

David Middle

Address

THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD,WESTERN BANK
SHEFFIELD
S102TN
England

Telephone

0114 2221560

Email

dave.middle@sheffield.ac.uk