Published date: 3 October 2023

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


Closing: 25 September 2023, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Optical instruments - 38600000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£600,000

Procurement reference

BIP812652780

Published date

3 October 2023

Closing date

25 September 2023

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

26 September 2023

Contract end date

26 January 2025

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The optical bench is a critical part of the LISA mission. It will host the optical components that enable the LISA interferometers to function. Components will be mounted on both sides using a silicate bonding process proven on the LISA Pathfinder experiment. To ensure stability the Optical Bench Baseplate will be manufactured from Zerodur, acid etched to maximise strength and polished to allow the mounting process and to enable tight alignment tolerances to be met.

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Award information

Awarded date

25 September 2023

Contract start date

26 September 2023

Contract end date

26 January 2025

Total value of contract

£600,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Thales Seso SAS

Address

530 Rue Frederic Joliot
Aix-en-Provence
FR13593

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

MRC Procurement

Address

www.ukri.org
Swindon
SN2 1UH
UK

Telephone

+441793867000

Email

MRCProcurement@ukri.org