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# UKRI-2961 Artemis HILUX Laser upgrade

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-2961-artemis-hilux-laser-upgrade-ocds-h6vhtk-03e0a1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-2961 Artemis HILUX Laser upgrade". Published status: complete. Published Value: £2,900,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Sept 2023, 14:00 BST. 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:** £2,900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 September 2023 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Industrial lasers
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,957,565 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-2961-artemis-hilux-laser-upgrade-ocds-h6vhtk-03e0a1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03e0a1`

## 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/ukri-2961-artemis-hilux-laser-upgrade-ocds-h6vhtk-03e0a1#tl-md)

## Description
UKRI wishes to establish a contract for the provision of a high average power ultrafast laser
system for applications of extreme ultraviolet radiation.

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £2,900,000
- **Description:** The Central Laser Facility (CLF) based at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Harwell, Oxfordshire is preparing   major upgrade of its ultrafast laser facilities, in a project called HiLUX. As part of this upgrade project, the CLF requires a high avera...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** UKRI-2961 HiLUX High Average Power Laser System (active)
  - Award id: `036977-2023-UKRI-2961-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Photonic Solutions Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-PPON-PYNC-9658-MBVV`
  - Value: £1,957,565 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** UKRI-2961 HiLUX High Average Power Laser System (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,957,565
  - Signed Date: 04/10/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036977-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-15T14:05:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:39:26.918Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03e0a1