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# UKRI-3122 Probe Ti:Sapphire amplifier system

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-3122-probe-ti-sapphire-amplifier-system-ocds-h6vhtk-03d82f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-3122 Probe Ti:Sapphire amplifier system". Published status: complete. Published Value: £350,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Aug 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:** £350,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 August 2023 at 14:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Machine tools operated by laser and machining centres
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £334,970 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d82f`

## 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-3122-probe-ti-sapphire-amplifier-system-ocds-h6vhtk-03d82f#tl-md)

## Description
Proposals are sought by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC, part of UK Research and Innovation, UKRI) for the supply of a Ti: Sapphire amplifier system for use in a short pulse, high energy probe laser system as part of the Extreme Photonics Applications Centre (EPAC) Project. Ti: Sapphire amplifier system will deliver broadband laser pulses with an output energy of 150 mJ, with central wavelength around 800nm and operating at a repetition rate of 10Hz. The seed source will be provided by STFC. https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/procurement-contract-transparency-data/

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

- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £350,000
- **Description:** Proposals are sought by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC, part of UK Research and Innovation, UKRI) for the supply of a Titanium Sapphire Amplifier System for use in a short pulse, high energy probe laser system as part of the Extr...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 032244-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Amplitude**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-164092`
  - Value: £334,970 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 032244-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £334,970
  - Signed Date: 02/10/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032244-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-11-01T10:05:20.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T00:21:35.820Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03d82f