Scope
Reference
UKRI-5208
Description
STFC are looking to purchase a Pulsed Laser Diode Systems which will be used to pump a ytterbium:YAG laser amplifier generating pulses at a repetition rate of 10 Hz.
The Yb:YAG laser is being developed by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) as a prototype demonstrator for a new diode pumped solid state laser (DPSSL) concept with the potential of providing a low-cost, efficient laser-driver for an inertial fusion energy (IFE) power plant. It will be installed and operated at the Central Laser Facility (CLF) in a laser laboratory at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in the UK.
Contract 1. UKRI-5208 UPLiFT Pulsed Laser Diode System
Supplier
Contract value
- 324105.80 EUR excluding VAT
- 388926.96 EUR including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Date signed
9 January 2026
Contract dates
- 12 January 2026 to 11 January 2030
- 4 years
Main procurement category
Goods
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
The contract includes options, exercisable within forty‑eight (48) months, for the purchase of additional systems, increased power capacity, beam modules, detectors, and extended warranty coverage, in accordance with the pricing schedule submitted.
CPV classifications
- 31712348 - Laser diodes
Contract locations
- UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
Other information
Applicable trade agreements
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
Amphos GmbH
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYLJ-4948-NZBX
Kaiserstr, 100
Herzogenrath
52134
Germany
Email: info@amphos.de
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Contract 1. UKRI-5208 UPLiFT Pulsed Laser Diode System
Contracting authority
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDQJ-7126-JDHG
Polaris House
Swindon, Wiltshire
SN2 1FL
United Kingdom
Region: UKK14 - Swindon
Organisation type: Public authority - central government