Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Aston University
Aston Triangle
Birmingham
B4 7ET
Contact
Mr Jacob Rankine
Telephone
+44 1212043000
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=54387da6-5ace-ed11-8120-005056b64545
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert/Index?advertId=54387da6-5ace-ed11-8120-005056b64545
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
734 - Femtosecond Laser
Reference number
DN663232
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38636000 - Specialist optical instruments
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The School of Engineering and Physics at Aston University is looking to procure one (1) x femtosecond laser system to replace an old Ti:Sapphire regenerative amplifier laser.
The equipment must:
- be able to produce laser pulses comparable to or better than the current femtosecond laser source which is of 1kHz repetition rate, central wavelength of 800nm , pulse duration <150fs , pulse energy of ~1mJ, M^2 <1.2 , beam diameter of 5mm.
-be able to produce stable laser pulses with root-mean-square deviation (RMSD) <0.5% for pulse to pulse energy within an appreciable long time span ( > 2 hours).
-have user friendly control panel or interface.
The aim of the procurement is to establish a 4 year contract for the initial supply & installation and also an extended warranty, service and maintenance package.
The full project specific requirements and equipment specification can be found within the project question set on Aston University’s e-tendering portal ProContract under Section 9 – Project Specific Requirements.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG31 - Birmingham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The School of Engineering and Physics at Aston University is looking to procure one (1) x femtosecond laser system to replace an old Ti:Sapphire regenerative amplifier laser.
The equipment must:
- be able to produce laser pulses comparable to or better than the current femtosecond laser source which is of 1kHz repetition rate, central wavelength of 800nm , pulse duration <150fs , pulse energy of ~1mJ, M^2 <1.2 , beam diameter of 5mm.
-be able to produce stable laser pulses with root-mean-square deviation (RMSD) <0.5% for pulse to pulse energy within an appreciable long time span ( > 2 hours).
-have user friendly control panel or interface.
The aim of the procurement is to establish a 4 year contract for the initial supply & installation and also an extended warranty, service and maintenance package.
The full project specific requirements and equipment specification can be found within the project question set on Aston University’s e-tendering portal ProContract under Section 9 – Project Specific Requirements.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
48
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
2 May 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
2 May 2023
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Aston University
Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom