--- title: "UKRI-1119 PS OPCPA Pump Laser" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-028a0e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-028a0e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-028a0e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-028a0e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION" published: "2021-01-13" --- # UKRI-1119 PS OPCPA Pump Laser Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-028a0e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-028a0e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-028a0e.json) ## Summary The UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) is currently procuring a laser system as part of the Extreme Photonics and Applications Centre (EPAC) project, with a budget of £1.2 million. The tender is titled "UKRI-1119 PS OPCPA Pump Laser" and falls under the category of laboratory, optical, and precision equipment. The procurement is in the active stage of an open tender process, with the submission deadline set for 18th February 2021. All submissions must be sent in writing, and the delivery location for the items is specified as Oxon, UK. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in high-precision laser equipment and related technologies. Companies that manufacture or supply laboratory-grade laser systems or have the capability to provide the necessary components for advanced optical systems would be well-positioned to compete in this procurement. The potential for follow-on orders, as the contract allows for up to two additional laser systems in the future, enhances the growth prospects for companies engaging in this tender. ## Notice UKRI, the contracting authority, wishes to purchase a minimum of one laser system that will be used as the pump for a picosecond OPCPA pre-amplifier that will provide amplified pulses with an energy of up to 2mJ, as part of the EPAC Project. The minimum scope of the contract is for the supply of one laser system, with the ability to purchase up to an additional two laser systems at a later date. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), a component Research Council of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), is a world-leading multi-disciplinary science organisation, whose goal is to deliver economic, societal, scientific and international benefits to the UK and its people -- and more broadly to the world. Building work is currently underway at UKRI's Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) site for the EPAC (Extreme Photonics and Applications Centre) facility. EPAC will be applied to short pulse high power applications with its 10 Hertz Petawatt Laser. This will provide a step-change in capabilities for laser-driven accelerator research in the UK, enabling a plasma wakefield accelerator facility with multi-GeV electron beams and spatially coherent X-ray and gamma-ray beams for cutting edge experiments in plasma physics, laboratory astrophysics and condensed matter and material science. EPAC will bring together world-leading interdisciplinary expertise to develop and apply novel, laser based, non-conventional accelerators and particle sources which have unique properties. UKRI, the contracting authority, wishes to purchase a minimum of one laser system that will be used as the pump for a picosecond OPCPA pre-amplifier that will provide amplified pulses with an energy of up to 2mJ, as part of the EPAC Project. The minimum scope of the contract is for the supply of one laser system, with the ability to purchase up to an additional two laser systems at a later date. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/UW27326C28 Options: The minimum scope of the contract is for oneamplifier for use in a high energy laser amplifier system as part of the Extreme Photonics Applications Centre (EPAC) Project, to the specifications detailed. Options are included for the ability to purchase up to an additional two laser diode pump systems at a later date. The estimated value for one laser diode pump system is GBP 260,000.00 - 300,000.00 ex-VAT for the initial purchase. Including the options for up to an additional two laser diode pump systems, the total estimated value of the opportunity is GBP 1,200,000.00 ex-VAT. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000698-2021 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 13 Jan 2021 | | Submission deadline | 18 Feb 2021 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,200,000 | | Lots value | £1,200,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION | | Locality | SWINDON | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN2 1FF | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon | | Local authority | Swindon | | Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney | | Westminster constituency | Swindon North | | Delivery location | TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ### Codes - 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ## Release History - 13 Jan 2021 at 16:32 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000698-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.ukri.org - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/UW27326C28 - https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Laboratory%2C-optical-and-precision-equipments-%28excl.-glasses%29./UW27326C28 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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