UK Research & Innovation: UKRI-1120 PS OPCPA Seed Laser

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Notice Summary

Title:	UKRI-1120 PS OPCPA Seed Laser
Notice type:	Contract Notice
Authority:	UK Research & Innovation
Nature of contract:	Supplies
Procedure:	Open
Short Description:	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. UKRI, the contracting authority, wishes to purchase a minimum of one laser system that will be used as the seed 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. Please note, the estimated value of the opportunity is: £140K or £192K ex-VAT for the initial purchase. A maximum potential spend of up to £700,000.00 ex-VAT to account for additional purchases or contractual options that may be exercised.
Published:	30/03/2021 14:43

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UK-Swindon: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).
Section I: Contracting Authority
      I.1) Name and addresses
             UK Research & Innovation
             Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Harwell, Swindon, SN2 1FF, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1235446553, Email: laura.lewis@ukri.org
             Contact: Laura Lewis
             Main Address: www.ukri.org, Address of the buyer profile: www.ukri.org
             NUTS Code: UK
      I.2) Joint procurement
      The contract involves joint procurement: No.
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No.
      I.3) Communication
      The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Laboratory%2C-optical-and-precision-equipments-%28excl.-glasses%29./5DFEX7W2XS
      Additional information can be obtained from: the abovementioned address
      Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
      Electronic communication requires the use of tools and devices that are not generally available. Unrestricted and full direct access to these tools and devices is possible, free of charge, at: Not provided
      I.4) Type of the contracting authority
            Body governed by public law
      I.5) Main activity
            Other activity:

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
      II.1.1) Title: UKRI-1120 PS OPCPA Seed Laser
      Reference Number: UKRI-1120
      II.1.2) Main CPV Code:
      38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
      II.1.4) Short description: 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.

UKRI, the contracting authority, wishes to purchase a minimum of one laser system that will be used as the seed 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.

Please note, the estimated value of the opportunity is: £140K or £192K ex-VAT for the initial purchase.
A maximum potential spend of up to £700,000.00 ex-VAT to account for additional purchases or contractual options that may be exercised.
      II.1.5) Estimated total value:
      Value excluding VAT: 700,000
      Currency: GBP
      II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No

II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV codes:
      Not Provided
      II.2.3) Place of performance:
      UK UNITED KINGDOM

      II.2.4) Description of procurement: UKRI, the contracting authority, wishes to purchase a minimum of one laser system that will be used as the seed 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.
      II.2.5) Award criteria:
            Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
      II.2.6) Estimated value:
      Value excluding VAT: Not provided
      Currency: Not provided
      II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system:
      Duration in months: 48
      This contract is subject to renewal: No
      Description of renewals: Not provided

      II.2.10) Information about variants:
      Variants will be accepted: No
      II.2.11) Information about options:
      Options:       No
      Description of options: Not provided
      II.2.12) Information about electronic catalogues:
      Tenders must be presented in the form of electronic catalogues or include an electronic catalogue: No
      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds:
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
      Identification of the project: Not provided
      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5DFEX7W2XS

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information
   III.1) Conditions for participation
      III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
      List and brief description of conditions:
      Not Provided
      III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:
      Not Provided
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :
      Not Provided
      III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
      Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
      List and brief description of selection criteria:
      Not Provided
      Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required (if applicable) :
      Not Provided
      III.1.5) Information about reserved contracts (if applicable)
      The contract is reserved to sheltered workshops and economic operators aiming at the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons: No
      The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes: No

   III.2) Conditions related to the contract

      III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
      Not Provided
      III.2.3) Information about staff responsible for the performance of the contract
      Obligation to indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff assigned to performing the contract: No

Section IV: Procedure
   IV.1) Description OPEN
      IV.1.1) Type of procedure: Open

   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years: Not Provided


   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction:
      An electronic auction will be used: No
      Additional information about electronic auction: Not provided
   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
   IV.2) Administrative information
      IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure:
         Notice number in the OJ S: Not provided
      IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
       Date: 06/05/2021 Time: 14:00

      IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: English,
      IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: Not Provided
      IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders:
         Date: 06/05/2021
         Time: 14:00


Section VI: Complementary Information
   VI.1) Information about recurrence
   This is a recurrent procurement: No
   Estimated timing for further notices to be published: Not provided
   VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
   Electronic ordering will be used No
   Electronic invoicing will be accepted No
   Electronic payment will be used No
   VI.3) Additional Information: 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 seed 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.

Please note, the estimated value of the opportunity is: £140K or £192K ex-VAT for the initial purchase.
A maximum potential spend of up to £700,000.00 ex-VAT to account for additional purchases or contractual options that may be exercised.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Laboratory%2C-optical-and-precision-equipments-%28excl.-glasses%29./5DFEX7W2XS

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5DFEX7W2XS
   VI.4) Procedures for review
   VI.4.1) Review body:
             UK Research & Innovation
       Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FF, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1235446553
   VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures:
Not provided
   VI.4.3) Review procedure
   Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
    Not Provided
   VI.4.4) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained:
Not provided
   VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 30/03/2021

Annex A

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UKRI-1120 PS OPCPA Seed Laser

UK-Swindon: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).

Section I: Contracting authority/entity (as stated in the original notice)

I.1) Name and addresses
       UK Research & Innovation
       Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Harwell, Swindon, SN2 1FF, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1235446553, Email: laura.lewis@ukri.org
       Contact: Laura Lewis
       Main Address: www.ukri.org, Address of the buyer profile: www.ukri.org
       NUTS Code: UK

Section II: Object (as stated in the original notice)

II.1) Scope of the procurement

   II.1.1) Title: UKRI-1120 PS OPCPA Seed Laser      Reference number: UKRI-1120
   II.1.2) Main CPV code:
      38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).

   II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
   II.1.4) Short Description: 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.

UKRI, the contracting authority, wishes to purchase a minimum of one laser system that will be used as the seed 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.

Please note, the estimated value of the opportunity is: £140K or £192K ex-VAT for the initial purchase.
A maximum potential spend of up to £700,000.00 ex-VAT to account for additional purchases or contractual options that may be exercised.

Section VI: Complementary information

V1.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 05/05/2021

VI.6) Original notice reference:

   Notice Reference:    2021 - 285139
   Notice number in OJ S: Not Provided
   Date of dispatch of the original notice: 30/03/2021

Section VII: Changes

VII.1) Information to be changed or added

      VII.1.1) Reason for change: Publication on TED not compliant with original information provided by the contracting authority

      VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in original notice No: 1

         Section Number: IV.2.2
         Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
         Instead of:
         Date: 06/05/2021
         Local Time: 14:00
         Read:
         Date: 17/05/2021
         Local Time: 14:00

      VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in original notice No: 2

         Section Number: IV.2.7
         Place of text to be modified: Conditions for opening of tenders
         Instead of:
         Date: 06/05/2021
         Local Time: 14:00
         Read:
         Date: 17/05/2021
         Local Time: 14:00

VII.2) Other additional information: For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Laboratory%2C-optical-and-precision-equipments-%28excl.-glasses%29./5DFEX7W2XS

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5DFEX7W2XS

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UK-Swindon: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       UK Research & Innovation
       Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Harwell, Swindon, SN2 1FF, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1235446553, Email: laura.lewis@ukri.org
       Contact: Laura Lewis
       Main Address: www.ukri.org, Address of the buyer profile: www.ukri.org
       NUTS Code: UK

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: Research

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: UKRI-1120 PS OPCPA Seed Laser
      Reference number: UKRI-1120

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses).

      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: 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.

UKRI, the contracting authority, wishes to purchase a minimum of one laser system that will be used as the seed 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.

Please note, the estimated value of the opportunity is: £140K or £192K ex-VAT for the initial purchase.
A maximum potential spend of up to £700,000.00 ex-VAT to account for additional purchases or contractual options that may be exercised.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No

      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 121,820

         Currency:GBP

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UK - UNITED KINGDOM

      Main site or place of performance:
      UNITED KINGDOM


      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: UKRI, the contracting authority, wishes to purchase a minimum of one laser system that will be used as the seed 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.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
       Not Provided

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: No


      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No


      II.2.14) Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5DFEX7W2XS

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open

   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No


   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2021/S 000-006568



   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: UKRI-1120
   Lot Number: Not Provided
   Title: Not Provided

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 15/07/2021

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 1
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

         Contractor (No.1)
             Laser Quantum Ltd, 02971383
             Emery Court, Vale Road, Stockport, SK4 3GL, United Kingdom
             Tel. +44 1619755300
             Internet address: https://www.laserquantum.com/support/
             NUTS Code: UK
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 700,000
         Total value of the contract/lot: 700,000
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No

Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: STFC, a component Research Council of UKRI, is a world-leading multi-disciplinary science organisation, whose goal is to deliver economic, societal, scientific and international benefits to the UK and more broadly to the world.

Building work is currently underway at RAL for the EPAC facility.

UKRI, wishes to purchase a minimum of one laser system to be used as the seed 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 (£140K or £192K ex-VAT for the initial purchase), with the ability to purchase up to an additional two laser systems at a later date (A maximum potential spend of up to £700,000.00 ex-VAT).
To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=618701541

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          UK Research & Innovation
          Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FF, United Kingdom
          Tel. +44 1235446553

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 13/08/2021