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title: "Purchase of Maskless Laser Lithography System"
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# Purchase of Maskless Laser Lithography System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-maskless-laser-lithography-system-ocds-h6vhtk-061176). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cardiff University: "Purchase of Maskless Laser Lithography System". Published status: complete. Contract Value: £415,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Cardiff University](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cardiff-university-coh-rc000089)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** £415,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Electrical equipment and apparatus
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKL22
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 5 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/purchase-of-maskless-laser-lithography-system-ocds-h6vhtk-061176#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-061176`

## 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/purchase-of-maskless-laser-lithography-system-ocds-h6vhtk-061176#tl-md)

## Description
The Institute for Compound Semiconductors (ICS) intends to procure a maskless laser lithography system to support essential expansion of its capability

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 31600000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 27/02/2026 to 26/02/2027

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Purchase of maskless laser lithography system (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Raith GmbH**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-184396`
  - Value: €478,290 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 20/02/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Purchase of maskless laser lithography system (active)
  - Signed Value: €478,290
  - Signed Date: 05/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020187-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-06T09:04:52.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:52:48.192Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-061176