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Parabola Refurbishment

Buyer: Atomic Weapons Establishment →

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BuyerAtomic Weapons Establishment
StatusClosed
Deadline26 Sept 2025
Value£640,000
Published10 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Remanufacture of a short pulse final focusing mirror, remove coating, refinish substrate and recoat. Two short pulse beamlines require the use of an off-axis parabola (OAP) as the final focusing optic. Due to the optics proximity to target the surface becomes degraded over time due to target shrapnel and condensate from material vaporization. The optics are 720 mm in diameter and have a specific surface profile and optical coating requirement. They either have a 1 Omega (1053 nm) or 2 Omega (527 nm) high reflectance coating with a specified laser damage threshold at the pulse length of use

Delivery location

UKC, GB · UKD, GB · UKE, GB · UKF, GB · UKG, GB · UKH, GB · UKI, GB · UKJ, GB · UKK, GB

Categories

Optical instruments 38600000

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%)
Technical (20%)
Quality (20%)
Social Value (10%)

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Optical instrumentsNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 38. The category anchor is Optical instruments (38600000); 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 382,9932 median · 12 average (1,388 of 2,993 with a bid count)2.6 average (1,590 of 2,993 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer3Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UKC822 median · 11.2 average (39 of 82 with a bid count)1.8 average (40 of 82 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)1952 median · 3.7 average (3 of 195 with a bid count)1 average (3 of 195 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-058275
Latest release ID055610-2025
Latest release timestampWed Sep 10 2025 17:00:08 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055610-2025
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 2025tenderUpdate055610-2025
6 Aug 2025tender046518-2025

All source data

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

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      "features": "AWE is conducting this procurement using a two staged Competitive Flexible Procedure (CFP)\nThe CFP is structured as below:\nStage 1: Invitation to Participate (ITP)\n· Interested suppliers are invited to submit initial responses to demonstrate capability, experience, and alignment with the procurement objectives.\n· AWE will evaluate submissions against defined criteria to identify the most suitable candidates.\n· A shortlist of suppliers will be selected to proceed to Stage 2 - Invitation to Tender (ITT)\n· The ITP will include technical assessments, questionnaires and capability statements.\nITP Timeline\n1. Issue of the ITP and other Procurement Documents which have been made available at this stage. (06/08/25)\n2. Deadline for receipt of ITP clarifications via email. (22/08/25)\n3. ITP response close / deadline. (10/09/25)\n4. Evaluation of ITP submissions. ( up to 29/09/25)\n5. Results of ITP submissions & outcome letters issued. (30/09/25)\nStage 2: Invitation to Tender (ITT)\n· Following the initial Invitation to Participate (ITP) stage, shortlisted suppliers will be invited to submit a formal tender during the Invitation to Tender (ITT) stage, which forms Stage 2 of the Competitive Flexible Procedure.\n· Shortlisted suppliers will be asked to provide detailed proposals, including technical solutions, pricing, and delivery plans.\n· AWE will assess tenders against predefined award criteria, which include quality, cost, innovation, and social value.\nITT Timeline:\n1. Issue of the ITT and other Procurement Documents which have been made available at this stage. (30/09/25)\n2. Deadline for receipt of ITT clarifications via email. (17/10/25)\n3. ITT response close / deadline. (03/11/25)\n4. Evaluation of ITT submissions. (19/11/25)\n5. Results of ITT submissions & outcome letters issued. (21/11/25)\n6. Internal Governance. (05/12/25)\n7. Standstill period (up to 05/12/25)\n8. Contract Signature (12/12/25)\n9. Contract Start (15/12/25)"
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    "description": "Remanufacture of a short pulse final focusing mirror, remove coating, refinish substrate and recoat.\nTwo short pulse beamlines require the use of an off-axis parabola (OAP) as the final focusing optic. Due to the optics proximity to target the surface becomes degraded over time due to target shrapnel and condensate from material vaporization.\nThe optics are 720 mm in diameter and have a specific surface profile and optical coating requirement. They either have a 1 Omega (1053 nm) or 2 Omega (527 nm) high reflectance coating with a specified laser damage threshold at the pulse length of use",
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    "expressionOfInterestDeadline": "2025-09-10T23:59:59+01:00"
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      "name": "Atomic Weapons Establishment",
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        "locality": "Reading",
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