Published date: 18 September 2020

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: 19 October 2020, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laser diodes - 31712348

  • Frequency converter - 32552420

  • Lasers - 38636100

Location of contract

B15 2TT

Value of contract

£0 to £502,000

Procurement reference

SC8640/20

Published date

18 September 2020

Closing date

19 October 2020

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

14 December 2020

Contract end date

30 April 2021

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?

No

Description

This project is funded by the Local Government Fund (LGF).

The University of Birmingham invites tenders for supply of a full octave spanning frequency comb to the University of Birmingham. The equipment being procured under this tender will play a key role in establishing an internationally leading centre for advancement of quantum technology in the field of sensors and metrology.

The system should contain: (1) a femtosecond fibre laser with inherently no carrier offset frequency or tunability of carrier frequency-offset which is a plug-and-play turnkey system that can operate continuously without user interaction; (2) a suitable user software, computer and display for system control and data acquisition and locking electronics; (iii) suite of tunable lasers including wavelengths 399 nm, 556 nm, 1388 nm. Ideally, the system can be extended for (iv) the tunable lasers including wavelengths 578 nm, 759 nm, 649 nm, and 770 nm.

Overall budget for this system is up to ?502,000 including VAT.

This project may be funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) or;
- European Structural and Investment Fund (ESIF) or;
- Research Councils UK (RCUK), the strategic partnership of the UK's seven Research Councils.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Rachel Price

Address

Edgbaston
Edgbaston
Edgbaston
B15 2TT
United Kingdom

Telephone

0121 414 9055

Email

R.E.Price.1@bham.ac.uk