Published date: 26 March 2018

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


Closing: 14 February 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Lasers - 38636100

  • Industrial lasers - 38636110

  • Vacuum pumps - 42122450

Location of contract

OX110QX

Value of contract

£80,000

Procurement reference

UKSBS BLOJEURE160508 KHz Pump Laser

Published date

26 March 2018

Closing date

14 February 2017

Contract start date

20 February 2017

Contract end date

2 June 2017

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?

Yes

Description

The final date and time for submission of bids is Tuesday 14th February 2017 at 14:00.

DO NOT apply directly to the Buyer.

All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.

Brief Description of Requirement

The Artemis facility for ultrafast laser and XUV science at the Rutherford Appleton laboratory operates a 1 kHz laser system that generates 30 fs pulses from the extreme ultraviolet to the infrared. We plan to build an additional amplifier for the facility and require a 40 W, kHz pump laser to pump a Ti:sapphire amplifier stage.

Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System.

This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document.

How to Apply

As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement.

To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice.

If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk

Your email must clearly state:
• the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for;
• the name of the registered Bidder;
• the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

UKSBS BLOJEURE160508 KHz Pump Laser

  • Opportunity
  • Published 22 March 2018, last edited 22 March 2018

Attachments

Additional text

DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER

All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts)

Responses must be received by the date in the bid documents.

Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.

How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite

Full details of this opportunity can be found on the e-sourcing portal please follow instructions below. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'.

Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.

Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk.

Your email must clearly state:
• name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for;
• name of the registered Bidder;
• name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.

Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder.

As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event.

Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information.

For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503

Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.

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Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations.

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Award information

Awarded date

20 February 2017

Contract start date

28 February 2017

Contract end date

30 June 2017

Total value of contract

£89,995

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Address

Unit 2.2 Quantum Court Research Park, Riccarton, Currie, Midlothian, Scotland, EH14 4AP

Reference

Companies House number: SC194276

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Karl Oakley

Address

Poalris House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FL
England

Telephone

01793 867005

Email

Scientificresearch@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk