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title: "UKRI-3503 Collimated Optics, Software and Uniform VIS to TIR Source System"
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# UKRI-3503 Collimated Optics, Software and Uniform VIS to TIR Source System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-3503-collimated-optics-software-and-uniform-vis-to-tir-source-system-ocds-h6vhtk-041686). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-3503 Collimated Optics, Software and Uniform VIS to TIR Source System". Published status: complete. Published Value: £220,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Dec 2023, 14:00 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:** £220,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 December 2023 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Optical instruments
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £160,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041686`

## 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-3503-collimated-optics-software-and-uniform-vis-to-tir-source-system-ocds-h6vhtk-041686#tl-md)

## Description
UKRI's RAL Space department seek to procure a collimator system for optical measurements over the visible (VIS) to thermal infrared (TIR) wavelength range (spectral range: 0.40 μm to 14.00 μm).
The system shall be used to provide pre-launch optical characterisation and calibration of small earth observing satellites, imaging systems and any remote sensing optical solution that falls under the category of small EO satellites.
The proposed system shall include a collimator, appropriate uniform white light and TIR sources, precision targets and target wheel for specific tests.
The system shall include all the necessary equipment and control software needed to operate the equipment (mechanical, electrical, electro-mechanical, electro-optical and software/firmware)
All individual parts are expected to be fully integrated into a robust enclosure system.
Please access our sourcing portal to view the requirement and documentation.
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

- **Description:** This procurement exercise seeks to purchase a complete system that will provide a spatially homogeneous light beam from Vis to NIR with reasonable temporal stability and accuracy to optical characterise cameras and sensors used for EO.
The system is ...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 023564-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Lambda Photometrics limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171351`
  - Value: £160,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 023564-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £160,000
  - Signed Date: 19/02/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023564-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-07-29T11:05:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T07:11:19.417Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-041686