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# CAN - Optical Frequency Comb

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/can-optical-frequency-comb-ocds-h6vhtk-0365f8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** National Physical Laboratory: "CAN - Optical Frequency Comb". Published status: complete. Published Value: £340,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 21 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST. 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:** £340,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 October 2022 at 17:00 BST
- **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:** £346,150 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0365f8`

## 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/can-optical-frequency-comb-ocds-h6vhtk-0365f8#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/can-optical-frequency-comb-ocds-h6vhtk-0365f8#participate

## Description
Contract Award Notice for the Procurement of Optical Frequency Comb.
The frequency comb will be part of future national test and evaluation facilities and services being set up at NPL Scotland as part of the UK quantum technologies programme’s regional activities, supporting a variety of Scottish industrial and academic partners. For this reason, the comb must be flexible and simple to operate independently and quasi-continuously (24/7 for several weeks per year to enable extended measurement campaigns) with minimal downtime for maintenance.
The setup needs to work in tandem with ultrastable laser systems, optical frequency standards and future fibre networking capability to support a UK-wide fibre infrastructure and so must be compatible with these technologies.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £340,000
- **Description:** The frequency comb will be part of future national test and evaluation facilities and services being set up at NPL Scotland as part of the UK quantum technologies programme’s regional activities, supporting a variety of Scottish industrial and academ...
- **Contract Period:** 25/11/2022 to 31/05/2023

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Optical Frequency Comb (active)
  - Award id: `002255-2023-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Menlo Systems GmbH**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-163973`
  - Value: £346,150 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Optical Frequency Comb (active)
  - Signed Value: £346,150
  - Signed Date: 24/01/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002255-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-25T10:26:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T06:31:35.437Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0365f8