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# UKRI-2502 EPAC High Power Laser Mirror Substrate

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-2502-epac-high-power-laser-mirror-substrate-ocds-h6vhtk-038aaa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-2502 EPAC High Power Laser Mirror Substrate". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jan 2023, 11:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Published Value:** £1,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 January 2023 at 11:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Specialist optical instruments
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038aaa`

## Before you bid
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- **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/ukri-2502-epac-high-power-laser-mirror-substrate-ocds-h6vhtk-038aaa#tl-md)

## Description
Proposals are sought by UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI’s) Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) for the supply of High Power Laser Mirror Substrates for use as part of the EPAC Project. The tender documents describe the technical specification for tender reference UKRI-2502 to provide the substrates. All related documents should be read and understood in order to bid. The core requirement of the initial batch of substrates is estimated at £400,000 GBP to £500,000 GBP (excluding VAT). The options, that UKRI may choose to procure at a later date, of a 2nd and 3rd batch, makes the total potential spend via a contract to be up to £1.5M GBP (excluding VAT). https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £1,500,000
- **Description:** Proposals are sought by UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI’s) Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) for the supply of High Power Laser Mirror Substrates for use as part of the EPAC Project. The tender documents describe the technical speci...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 007412-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Manx Precision Optic**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-77481`
  - Value: £1,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 007412-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,500,000
  - Signed Date: 21/02/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F007412-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-03-14T14:05:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T03:51:54.319Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-038aaa