Infrared Femtosecond Laser System

Contract summary

Industry

• Lasers - 38636100

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£920,000

Procurement reference

2024UoS-1270

Published date

17 October 2024

Closing date

2 August 2024

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

26 August 2024

Contract end date

25 March 2029

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

The Water Window X-ray Microscope Project is a new EPSRC-funded collaboration between the University of Southampton's School of Chemistry and Optoelectronics Research Centre (ORC), the Rosalind Franklin Institute (RFI), and the Central Laser Facility (CLF) at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratories. The project will design and construct a lab-scale soft X-ray microscope for biological imaging using soft X-rays generated using ultrafast lasers and applying coherent diffractive imaging techniques. Suitable coherent X-ray radiation will be generated using high harmonic generation (HHG), requiring high intensity femtosecond pulses in the infrared spectral region. The signal requirements for imaging mean that a high repetition rate system is necessary. The intended end product will be a microscope that will be available to users for biological imaging.

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Infrared Femtosecond Laser System

• Opportunity
• Published 18 June 2024, last edited 8 July 2024

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Award information

Awarded date

29 September 2024

Contract start date

29 September 2024

Contract end date

25 March 2029

Total value of contract

£759,330

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Active Fiber Systems GmbH

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About the buyer

Contact name

Amy Hands

Address

BUILDING 37, HIGHFIELD CAMPUS,UNIVERSITY ROAD
SOUTHAMPTON
SO171BJ
England

Telephone

02380595000

Email

procurement@soton.ac.uk