Published date: 4 January 2018

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


Closing: 8 March 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Lasers - 38636100

Location of contract

OX11 0QX

Value of contract

£65,000 to £130,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PR17008 Dielectric Reflective Grating

Published date

4 January 2018

Closing date

8 March 2017

Contract start date

20 March 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2017

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Dielective Reflective Grating Requirement

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) is a supplier of research facilities to the academic community both within the UK and, by association, worldwide. The Central Laser Facility (CLF) at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) is one of the world's leading laser facilities, providing scientists from the UK and Europe with an unparalleled range of state-of-the-art laser technology.

The CLF's wide ranging applications include experiments in physics, chemistry and biology, accelerating subatomic particles to high energies, probing chemical reactions on the shortest timescales and studying biochemical and biophysical process critical to life itself.

There is a requirement within the Central Laser Facility for the purchase of a reflective diffraction grating for high power (> 100 TW) pulse compression on the Vulcan Laser System.
This component is a high specification component having a multi-layer dielectric coating into which the grating structure is etched.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

UK SBS PR17008 Dielectric Reflective Grating

  • Opportunity
  • Published 23 February 2017

Attachments

Additional text

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Award information

Awarded date

16 March 2017

Contract start date

17 March 2017

Contract end date

16 March 2018

Total value of contract

£128,500

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Plymouth Grating Laboratory Inc

Address

5 Commerce Way
Plymouth
USA
02230

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Elizabeth Gage

Address

Polaris House
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

Majorprojects@uksbs.co.uk