Published date: 7 January 2022

Last edited date: 28 January 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 11 February 2022, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£900,000

Procurement reference

BIP654561362

Published date

7 January 2022

Closing date

11 February 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

16 March 2022

Contract end date

15 March 2026

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

Text to be corrected in the original notice:
Instead of: 11 February 2022
Time: 14:00
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Time: 14:00
Other additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), a component Research Council of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is a world-leading multi-disciplinary science organisation, whose goal is to deliver economic, societal, scientific and international benefits to the UK and its people - and more broadly to the world.

UKRI, the contracting authority, wishes to purchase a laser system that will be used as the pump for a nanosecond OPCPA pre-amplifier that will provide amplified pulses with an energy of up to 1.5J, as part of the EPAC Project.


About the buyer

Contact name

Laura Lewis

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
UK

Telephone

+441235446553

Email

laura.lewis@ukri.org