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ClosedFind a Tender · UK4
BuyerAtomic Weapons Establishment
StatusClosed
Deadline26 Sept 2025
Value£640,000
Published10 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Purchase of large laser mirrors (x3) for the 10 beam DLI platform. The purchase of laser optics for beam transportation of the 10 beam DLI setup. The optics are to be in accordance with specification (volume 2) To support the creation of the 10 beam DLI setup additional mirrors need to be purchased to transport the long-pulse beams to the target location To be delivery for the planned commissioning period in mid to late 2026

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Specialist optical instruments 38636000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusactive
Value£640,000
Contract periodFrom 7 Jan 2026 to 14 Dec 2026
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Award criteria
Price (50%)
Quality (20%)
Technical (20%)
Social Value (10%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Specialist optical instrumentsNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 38. The category anchor is Specialist optical instruments (38636000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 381,6582 median · 12.6 average (672 of 1,658 with a bid count)3.1 average (774 of 1,658 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer3Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK4433 median · 38 average (127 of 443 with a bid count)6.8 average (161 of 443 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1302 median · 3.7 average (3 of 130 with a bid count)1 average (3 of 130 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimedefenceSecurity
Covered byNot published
Submission policynotAllowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-058278
Latest release ID055609-2025
Latest release timestampWed Sep 10 2025 16:56:01 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055609-2025
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodselective
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadline2025-09-26T23:59:00+01:00
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2025-12-22T23:59:59Z
Submission method detailsrdme.procurement@awe.co.uk
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£640,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source3
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
10 Sept 2025tenderUpdate055609-2025
6 Aug 2025tender046524-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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