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title: "AWE Laser Transport Mirror Refurbishment"
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# AWE Laser Transport Mirror Refurbishment

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/awe-laser-transport-mirror-refurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-060f73). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** AWE PLC: "AWE Laser Transport Mirror Refurbishment". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [AWE PLC](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/awe-plc-gov-pb1442)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Lasers, Mirrors
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/awe-laser-transport-mirror-refurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-060f73#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060f73`

## 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/awe-laser-transport-mirror-refurbishment-ocds-h6vhtk-060f73#tl-md)

## Description
AWE is looking to contract for the refurbishment of laser transport mirrors of 500 x 350 x 80 mm and 351 nm, which have been in operation for over a decade and have degraded. There are approximately 50 such mirrors, and we know that at least 25 mirrors need to be recoated and repolished. We will not be able to inspect the remaining 25 mirrors until late summer 2026.
AWE intends to create a single-supplier framework for the mirror refurbishment through a Competitive Flexible Procedure. 
We hope to launch the CFP in March 2026 and award the framework in early July 2026, then award the first call-offs for the recoating of the first batch of mirrors. Through this framework we will send mirror blanks / system mirrors to the winning supplier, for them to rework / recoat the mirrors and then send them back. 
We are undertaking this PME to gauge supplier interest, capability and cost.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 38622000, 38636100
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 07/07/2026 to 07/07/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007006-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-27T11:20:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T08:01:43.958Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-060f73