Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
UK Research and Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 2FL
Telephone
+44 1793442000
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK14 - Swindon
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
UKRI-2078 Large aperture air-spaced achromatic doublets for the EPAC high energy amplifier
Reference number
UKRI-2078
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38600000 - Optical instruments
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Proposals are sought by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC, who are part of UKRI) for the supply of large aperture, anti-reflection (AR) coated, air-spaced mounted achromatic doublets for use in beam magnification and relay imaging telescopes for the high energy titanium-sapphire amplifier system as part of the EPAC Project.
The tender documentation includes the technical specification for the air-spaced achromatic doublets. The Specification should be read in conjunction with the associated drawings. The minimum scope of the contract is for the manufacture, polishing, mounting, optical testing, certification and delivery of the mounted doublets to STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK. All technical and quality requirements are described in the tender document that are held in the eSourcing portal.
Section seven. Changes
seven.1) Information to be changed or added
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified
Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Instead of
Date
23 June 2022
Local time
11:00am
Read
Date
30 June 2022
Local time
11:00am
Section number
IV.2.7
Place of text to be modified
Conditions for opening of tenders
Instead of
Date
23 June 2022
Local time
11:00am
Read
Date
30 June 2022
Local time
11:00am
seven.2) Other additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Optical-instruments./5BNDC23ZUY
To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5BNDC23ZUY
GO Reference: GO-2022620-PRO-20419140