Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-2078 Large aperture air-spaced achromatic doublets for the EPAC high energy amplifier
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProposals are sought by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC, who are part of UKRI) for the supply of large aperture, anti-reflection (AR) coated, air-spaced mounted achromatic doublets for use in beam magnification and relay imaging telescopes for the high energy titanium-sapphire amplifier system as part of the EPAC Project.
The tender documentation includes the technical specification for the air-spaced achromatic doublets. The Specification should be read in conjunction with the associated drawings. The minimum scope of the contract is for the manufacture, polishing, mounting, optical testing, certification and delivery of the mounted doublets to STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK. All technical and quality requirements are described in the tender document that are held in the eSourcing portal.
CPV: Optical instruments
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Supply of initial quantities of three types of doublets to the specifications detailed…Published value£288,000
Supply of initial quantities of three types of doublets to the specifications detailed with the ability to purchase additional optics at a later date as described in Section 15 of the specification. A schematic diagram outlining the general design characteristics of each air-spaced mounted doublet is shown in Figure 1 of the specification. It consists of a pair of circular lens elements, referred to as ELEMENT A (negative meniscus) and ELEMENT B (positive meniscus), each of centre thickness Z thick, and separated by an air-gap (Z gap). The faces of each lens element are referred to as F1 to F4. Individual lens elements will be secured independently within a frame of fixed outside diameter providing a minimum clear aperture for optical transmission of a high energy laser beam.
There is an initial total of 10 doublets to be procured and delivered by March 2023, however, earlier delivery is preferred.
Please refer to the Delta eSourcing portal link for the full details and specification. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5BNDC23ZUY ↗
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 May 2022, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 13 May 2022, 14:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Jun 2022 – …
- Authority reference
UKRI-2078- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-012493- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03376bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Optical-instruments./5BNDC23ZUY To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/5BNDC23ZUY GO Reference: GO-2022513-PRO-20134110
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jun 2022, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 23 Jun 2022, 11:00 BST
Timeline
13 May 2022 → 23 Jun 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published13 May 2022, 14:05 BST
- Submission deadline23 Jun 2022, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened23 Jun 2022, 11:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Research & InnovationReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.