Official UK procurement notice
SRS Laser Replacement · UK public procurement notice
Authority: National Physical Laboratory
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionReplacement of SRS laser (due Sept 25): PicoEmerald FT with upgraded electronics to improve speed, productivity and sensitivity
CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Nov 2024, 14:21 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Nov 2024, 14:21 GMT
- Authority reference
127860- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038318- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c079Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The products involved are manufactured purely for the purpose of research, experiment, study or development under the conditions stated in the directive; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
The sole manufacture of this type of laser system is A.P.E GmbH who has made available the next generation of laser systems that are compatible to the current version we have.
This laser can be bought only as a laser unit via the exclusive representative in the UK called “Photonic Solutions”.
Photonic Solutions Ltd has been for 20 years and remains the official and exclusive distributor across the UK and Ireland for A.P.E GmbH in Berlin.
Clearly using another supplier would require replacement of the microscope as the software and the microscope we currently have will not be able to “communicate” with the new laser source. This would prove both prohibitive and costly.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS LIMITEDSubcontracting: declared | £268,982 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
SRS Laser Replacement · PHOTONIC SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- Signed
- 27 Nov 2024
- Value
- £268,982
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NPL Management LimitedReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Photonic Solutions LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.