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Parabola Refurbishment

ATOMIC WEAPONS ESTABLISHMENT

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    10th September 2025 17:00:08 PM

  • Contract Summary

    Remanufacture of a short pulse final focusing mirror, remove coating, refinish substrate and recoat. Two short pulse beamlines require the use of an off-axis parabola (OAP) as the final focusing optic. Due to the optics proximity to target the surface becomes degraded over time due to target shrapnel and condensate from material vaporization. The optics are 720 mm in diameter and have a specific surface profile and optical coating requirement. They either have a 1 Omega (1053 nm) or 2 Omega (527 nm) high reflectance coating with a specified laser damage threshold at the pulse length of use

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-058275

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    TenderUpdate

    Procurement Method

    Selective

    Procurement Method Details

    Competitive Flexible Procedure

    Procurement Category

    Goods

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    CPV Division(s)

  • Awarding Authority

    ATOMIC WEAPONS ESTABLISHMENT

    Buyer Name

    Buyer Email

    RDME.procurement@awe.co.uk

    Buyer Phone

    Buyer Address

    AWE Aldermaston

    Reading

    RG7 4PR

    United Kingdom


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Parabola Refurbishment

ATOMIC WEAPONS ESTABLISHMENT

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    6th August 2025 12:23:07 PM

  • Contract Summary

    Remanufacture of a short pulse final focusing mirror, remove coating, refinish substrate and recoat. Two short pulse beamlines require the use of an off-axis parabola (OAP) as the final focusing optic. Due to the optics proximity to target the surface becomes degraded over time due to target shrapnel and condensate from material vaporization. The optics are 720 mm in diameter and have a specific surface profile and optical coating requirement. They either have a 1 Omega (1053 nm) or 2 Omega (527 nm) high reflectance coating with a specified laser damage threshold at the pulse length of use

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-058275

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    Tender

    Procurement Method

    Selective

    Procurement Method Details

    Competitive Flexible Procedure

    Procurement Category

    Goods

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    CPV Division(s)

  • Awarding Authority

    ATOMIC WEAPONS ESTABLISHMENT

    Buyer Name

    Buyer Email

    RDME.procurement@awe.co.uk

    Buyer Phone

    Buyer Address

    AWE Aldermaston

    Reading

    RG7 4PR

    United Kingdom