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Purchase of large laser mirrors (x3) for the 10 beam DLI platform. The purchase of laser optics for beam transportation of the 10 beam DLI setup. The optics are to be in accordance with specification (volume 2) To support the creation of the 10 beam DLI setup additional mirrors need to be purchased to transport the long-pulse beams to the target location To be delivery for the planned commissioning period in mid to late 2026 [...]

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 [...]

Purpose AWE Plc is conducting this preliminary market engagement exercise to inform potential suppliers about our future requirements and to gather insights into market capabilities and interest to support our production hydrodynamic containment vessel (vessel) requirements. The purpose is to engage with suppliers that can assist AWE in developing and refining its understanding of market experience and capability, which will shape the future delivery strategy for vessels ahead of any potential future procurement procedures that follow. Background The UK government is fully committed to our independent, continuous at-sea nuclear deterrent, and through its 'triple lock pledge', to delivering the upgrades and programmes necessary to maintain and renew the country's defence nuclear capabilities. The scale and complexity of the work required is a critical National Endeavour and includes substantial investment across the Defence Nuclear Enterprise. In 2010, the United Kingdom and France, agreed to a series of measures intended to enhance defence cooperation between both countries. This included the signing of 2 new defence treaties, 1 on general defence and security cooperation, and 1 on nuclear cooperation. Teutates is a joint programme centred around shared radiographic and hydrodynamics research facilities. The initial stages of the programme have focused on the location, specification and construction of required research facilities in the UK and France. As part of the next phase of delivery AWE will define its vessel requirements for the next 10 years. The vessels will be manufactured and tested in the UK before being shipped to France for operational use. Requirements We seek to identify [...]

Trade Remedies Authority, who are the contracting authority, intends to utilise the CCS Commercial Agreement: RM6094 Sparks DPS to put in place an agreement for the Provision of Trade in Goods Data for the Trade Remedies Authority for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies. We require detailed international trade in goods statistics reported on a bilateral basis and available at Harmonized Standard (HS) code level and at a national tariff line level. Data will include volume of trade, value of trade and unit prices. Data must be reported in a timely fashion, including regular additions of new data and new revisions of data. At the minimum data must be available for the last complete four years. The supplier must agree to an essential requirement that TRA uses and analyses their data in our trade remedy investigations, and that TRA publishes excerpts of these data, including analyses of these data and their derived works, in our external and internal publications. Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3. [...]

The procurement is to establish a home care framework. The contract will cover the delivery of home care services including reablement and live-in care. The framework will not utilise lots. In line with the Social Care Futures vision of Adult Social Care: 'We all want to live in the place we call home, with the people and things we love, in communities where we look out for each other, doing the things that matter to us.' 'Supporting the life that matters to you'. This vision will be central to the contract as it aims to enable people to continue to live within their own homes for as long as possible, and with as much independence as possible. The contract will also support safe and timely hospital discharge, and therefore contributes to the wider health and social care system. [...]

Trade Remedies Authority, who are the contracting authority, intends to utilise the CCS Commercial Agreement: RM6094 Sparks DPS to put in place an agreement for the Provision of Trade in Goods Data for the Trade Remedies Authority for use by Central Government and UK public sector bodies. We require detailed international trade in goods statistics reported on a bilateral basis and available at Harmonized Standard (HS) code level and at a national tariff line level. Data will include volume of trade, value of trade and unit prices. Data must be reported in a timely fashion, including regular additions of new data and new revisions of data. At the minimum data must be available for the last complete four years. The supplier must agree to an essential requirement that TRA uses and analyses their data in our trade remedy investigations, and that TRA publishes excerpts of these data, including analyses of these data and their derived works, in our external and internal publications. [...]

In April 2021, Reading Borough Council transitioned to the 'ICT Future Operating Model' (FOM), with 3 external providers delivering 4 'towers' of services, managed and supported by an in-house team. Since then, we have been on a journey to delivering a reliable and robust service, which has been consistently reflected in strong staff satisfaction scores. Our aim is to take this satisfaction to the next level in the Next Generation Operating Model, that increases customer satisfaction, service reliability and interoperability with associated applications. 1. Our End User Workspace (EUW) & Hosting contract provides services to 2,400 users, located across 66 sites as well as remote workers. This service is responsible for the management of 10 ITIL processes, namely: Service Desk, Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management, Configuration Management, Service Level Management, Event Management, Availability Management, Capacity Management, Release & Deployment. The organisation has invested significantly in streamlining ticket handling, adopting a shift-left approach and driving demand through our ITSM tool, ServiceNow. 2. Network Services & WAN The Council currently outsources its network management to a managed service provider. The existing contract encompasses a broad range of services across approximately 55 physical sites, including: - LAN provisioning and management for both End User Computing and On-Premises datacentre environments - Wireless infrastructure support - Public Wi-Fi management, including the Purple Wi-Fi solution - Firewall and DMZ management for on-premises equipment - Microsoft Teams Room hardware support - Provision and support of Cisco Secure Internet Gateway (SIG) and Cisco Email Security (CES) - First-line support for [...]

Thames Water intends to award an Agreement for the provision of a new Debt Management SaaS solution, as well as the Implementation and System Integration work associated with it. The Software Provider may wish to submit a bid in collaboration with a System Integrator, however Thames Water expects to sign one contract upon completion of this tender exercise under which the Supplier takes accountability for the provision of the Software licenses and the successful implementation of the system within Thames Water's environment. [...]

AWE is looking to secure a new contract for the provision of catering and hospitality services across its sites as well as the fit out of the kitchen and dining area of its new restaurant in the Hub facility, as well as other possible new facilities during the contract duration. [...]

AWE is looking to secure a new contract for the provision of catering and hospitality services across its sites as well as the fit out of the kitchen and dining area of its new restaurant in the Hub facility, as well as other possible new facilities during the contract duration. [...]