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# UKRI-5512- Front end laser system for the UPLiFT project

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-5512-front-end-laser-system-for-the-uplift-project-ocds-h6vhtk-0605cc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-5512- Front end laser system for the UPLiFT project". Published status: active. Published Value: £550,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Feb 2026, 14:00 GMT. Published submission portal: ukri2.my.site.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Published Value:** £550,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 February 2026 at 14:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Lasers
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-5512-front-end-laser-system-for-the-uplift-project-ocds-h6vhtk-0605cc#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0605cc`

## 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-5512-front-end-laser-system-for-the-uplift-project-ocds-h6vhtk-0605cc#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ukri2.my.site.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fukri2.my.site.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-5512-front-end-laser-system-for-the-uplift-project-ocds-h6vhtk-0605cc#participate

## Description
The procurement is for the supply of a 10 Hz, 30 mJ-class, 1030 nm pulsed laser amplifier system (the “System”), comprising the main amplifier, a fibre-coupled seed laser, and associated ancillary equipment.
The System is required by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) to support a prototype demonstrator programme investigating diode-pumped solid-state laser (DPSSL) technologies, including assessment of performance, efficiency, and scalability for future high-energy laser applications.
The System will be supplied, installed, tested, and operated at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), UK, and will be used as part of experimental and developmental research activities.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38636100
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £550,000

- **Contract Period:** 26/03/2026 to 26/03/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003155-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-14T14:47:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T20:13:10.320Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0605cc