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Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detector Arrays

Laboratory
optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Scotland (UKM75)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Heriot-Watt University: "Superconducting Nanowire Single Photon Detector Arrays". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityHeriot-Watt UniversityScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Competition Density
2.7Bids / Report
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Coverage: 57 active published awards; 54 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHeriot-Watt University
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
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Published31 Mar 2021, 13:16 BST
Last source update31 Mar 2021, 13:16 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM75)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02a174
What is being bought
The University requires a 64-pixel superconducting nanowire single photon detector array operating at 1550nm housed in a custom, pulse-tube cryocooler with free-space access, and vacuum and remote control package. This is for the European Research Council (ERC) grant “PIQUaNT: Photonics for High-Dimensional Quantum Networking”.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    31 Mar 2021, 13:16 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    31 Mar 2021, 13:16 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    31 Mar 2021, 13:16 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    The University requires a 64-pixel superconducting nanowire single photon detector array operating at 1550nm housed in a custom, pulse-tube cryocooler with free-space access, and vacuum and remote control package. Detector design and manufacturing will be subcontracted to the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). System integration & electronics interfacing shall be performed by Photon Spot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    31 Mar 2021, 13:16 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 26 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · US$420,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Photon Spot, Inc.
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Contracts
Contract
US$420,000 · signed 26 Mar 2021, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Heriot-Watt University

Contracting authority GB-FTS-4010
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  • Heriot-Watt University
    buyer

    Moyen House, Research Park North, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh, UKM75, EH14 4AP
    victoria.kulczycki@hw.ac.uk

  • Edinburgh Sheriff Court
    reviewBody

    27 Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1LB

  • European Union
    funder

  • Photon Spot, Inc.
    supplier

    142 W Olive Ave, Monrovia, CA, US, 91016
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Planning and rationale
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Procedure rationaleUnder Regulations 2015 33(1)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, a contracting authority may award a contract without competition based on the following justification: (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons Superconducting nanowire single photon detector arrays are currently not commercially available and have only been the subject of very recent research studies carried out by the subcontractors (JPL) involved. This in contrast with single superconducting nanowire detectors that are commercially available from a few providers on the market. This is related to several technical reasons such as the device architecture involved, array fabrication, free-space access, device testing capabilities, etc. As such, competition for the equipment being ordered is absent for technical reasons.