Notice Information
Notice Title
UKRI-5460 Harvesting of 200 discs
Notice Description
UK Research and Innovation had a requirement for harvesting and cladding Nd:Phosphate laser discs for the Vulcan 20-20 project. Due to the specialist nature of the cladding process and proprietary adhesive owned by LLNL, only Lambda Photometrics could successfully supply the required clad and polished discs.
Procurement Information
Due to the specialist nature of the cladding process and proprietary adhesive owned by LLNL, only Lambda Photometrics could successfully supply the required clad and polished discs.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ef19
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084423-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
-
- CPV Codes
38636100 - Lasers
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £969,858 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £1,273,198 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Dec 2025 - 19 Dec 2027 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active, Pending
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION (UKRI)
- Contact Name
- STFC Procurement
- Contact Email
- stfcprocurement@ukri.org
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON, WILTSHIRE
- Postcode
- SN2 1FL
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK71 Swindon
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084423-2025
18th December 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079902-2025
4th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/079899-2025
4th December 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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