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title: "To Supply and Deliver a Interferometer."
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# To Supply and Deliver a Interferometer.

Buyer: WREXHAM UNIVERSITY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-043bbe

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## Summary

The procurement process for the contract titled "To Supply and Deliver an Interferometer" involves Wrexham University, located in Wrexham, United Kingdom. This contract falls under the laboratory, optical, and precision equipment industry category. The procurement stage is ‘Award’, and the contract was signed on January 25, 2024. The scope includes the supply of high-resolution compact portable stabilised HeNe Laser Interferometer, advanced software, training, warranty, and delivery/installation by March 31, 2024.

This tender presents growth opportunities for businesses involved in supplying precision optical equipment and technology. Companies specialising in laboratory, optical, or precision equipment are well-suited to compete for this contract. Wrexham University's Buyer Profile states their role as the buyer, and the procurement method used was an 'Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition'. Involvement in such contracts not only fosters business growth but also enables interactions with universities and research institutions for potential future collaborations and innovation.

## Notice

This project is a key project to be delivered as part of the North Wales Growth Deal (now Ambition North Wales).The Growth Deal is a partnership between the public sector and the private sector, supported by funding from UK Government and Welsh Government. The Growth Deal builds on the Growth Vision for North Wales, adopted in 2016: "a confident, cohesive region with sustainable economic growth, capitalising on the success of high value economic sectors and our connection to the economies of the Northern Powerhouse & Ireland." The summary of the scope of the supply of goods contract will be as follows: Hi-Res 4 MP Compact Portable Stabilized HeNe Laser Interferometer Advanced interferometer software for result analysis Training for up to 3 persons 12 month warranty Delivery and Installation before 31st March 2024

### Lot Information

Lot 1

This project, the Enterprise Engineering and Optics Centre (EEOC), is a key project to be delivered as part of the North Wales Growth Deal (now Ambition North Wales). The aim of the North Wales Growth Deal is to build a more vibrant, sustainable, and resilient economy in North Wales, building on our strengths to boost productivity while tackling long-term challenges and economic barriers to delivering inclusive growth. It involves a new purpose-built engineering building of approximately 2,187M2 to be constructed at the Wrexham Plas Coch campus of the University. The Growth Deal is a partnership between the public sector and the private sector, supported by funding from UK Government and Welsh Government. The UK Government and Welsh Government are investing GBP240million into the North Wales Growth Deal over the next 15 years. The Growth Deal is seeking to deliver a total investment of up to 1.1bn GBP in the North Wales economy (240m GBPfrom the Growth Deal), to create 3,400 - 4,200 net additional jobs and generate 2.0- 2.4 billion GBP in net additional GVA. This procurement project covers item a 4D Technology PhaseCam 6010, which is a newer version of our PhaseCam 6000, but fully compatible with existing optical accessories, mounting features and geometry. This is a dynamic Twyman-Green Interferometer for metrology of precision optical surfaces and systems in a production environment (i.e., in the presence of environmental noise- vibration/air turbulence etc.). We propose to purchase a 4D Technology PhaseCam 6010, which is a newer version of our PhaseCam 6000, but fully compatible with existing optical accessories, mounting features and geometry. This is a dynamic Twyman-Green Interferometer for metrology of precision optical surfaces and systems in a production environment (i.e., in the presence of environmental noise- vibration/air turbulence etc.). Specification This requirement includes all necessary fore-optics, ancillary hardware and attachments (e.g. cables and adapters, desktop PC, operating software) that enable the instrument to fulfil the technical requirements listed herein. The following requirements are specified: Deployable Twyman-Green interferometer Vibration insensitive dynamic Stabilised HeNe source laser @ 632.8 High res 4MP, 12-bit camera Performance -

### Procurement Information

As per Regulation 32 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (the use of a negotiated procedure without prior publication), the University justification for a single tender approval is based on

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005638-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Feb 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Jan 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £241,500 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WREXHAM UNIVERSITY |
| Locality | WREXHAM |
| Post town | Llandudno |
| Postcode | LL11 2AW |
| Country | Wales |
| ITL 1 | TLL Wales |
| ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales |
| ITL 3 | TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham |
| Local authority | Wrexham |
| Electoral ward | Grosvenor |
| Westminster constituency | Wrexham |
| Delivery location | TLL13 Conwy and Denbighshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | QUANTUM DESIGN UK AND IRELAND |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

## Release History

- 21 Feb 2024 at 10:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005638-2024

## Notice URLs

- https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA0288
- https://www.wrexham.ac.uk

## Provenance

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