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# Awarded ITT - Supply of Frequency Comb Systems

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/awarded-itt-supply-of-frequency-comb-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-0290e2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Physical Laboratory: "Awarded ITT - Supply of Frequency Comb Systems". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,300,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Mar 2021, 13:00 GMT. Published submission portal: lupc.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [National Physical Laboratory](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/national-physical-laboratory-gov-pc1387)
- **Published Value:** £1,300,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 March 2021 at 13:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £941,770 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0290e2`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/awarded-itt-supply-of-frequency-comb-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-0290e2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [lupc.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Flupc.bravosolution.co.uk%2Fweb%2Flogin.shtml)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/awarded-itt-supply-of-frequency-comb-systems-ocds-h6vhtk-0290e2#participate

## Description
The combs will be part of future national time scale infrastructure, as well as test and evaluation facilities and services being set up as part of the UK quantum technologies programme. For this reason, they must be able to operate independently and continuously (24/7) with minimal downtime for maintenance.
The purpose is to enable greater flexibility and agility in NPL’s frequency measurement and characterisation services, while simultaneously developing the new infrastructure required to support a future redefinition of the second. 
The setups need to work in tandem with ultrastable laser systems, optical lattice clocks and fibre networking capability in the AQML to support international collaborations and so must be compatible with these technologies. A full and detailed specification of our requirements for each individual comb is provided in separate lots as outlined in the ITT documents.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 4: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is seeking to procure 4 separate frequency comb systems for our recently constructed Advanced Quantum Metrology Laboratory (AQML), where they will sit at the heart of a new optical frequency metrology capability...
- **Contract Period:** 30/03/2021 to 31/03/2022

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 007162-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Menlo Systems GmbH**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-163973`
  - Value: £941,770 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 007162-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £941,770
  - Signed Date: 16/03/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007162-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-04-07T21:56:06.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T06:48:20.813Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0290e2