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
- £304,300 excluding VAT
- £365,160 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
2 December 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
3 December 2025
Standstill period
- End: 12 December 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
16 December 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 2 January 2026 to 1 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
Information about tenders
- 1 tender received
- 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
- 1 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Supplier
Amphos GmbH
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYLJ-4948-NZBX
Kaiserstr. 100
Herzogenrath
52134
Germany
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Connected people/organisations:
n/a
Associated people/organisations:
n/a
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
Contact name: STFCProcurement
Telephone: +441793442000
Email: stfcprocurement@ukri.org
Website: https://www.ukri.org/
Region: UKK14 - Swindon
Organisation type: Public authority - central government