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Published 5 Sept 2022, 17:04 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CAN - Optical Frequency Comb

Official notice

Authority: National Physical Laboratory

GoodsOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£340,000exc. VAT1.8% above published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Oct 2022awarded 24 Jan 2023
Awarded to Menlo Systems GmbH
Contract term 6 moends 31 May 2023 · starts 25 Nov 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract Award Notice for the Procurement of Optical Frequency Comb.

The frequency comb will be part of future national test and evaluation facilities and services being set up at NPL Scotland as part of the UK quantum technologies programme’s regional activities, supporting a variety of Scottish industrial and academic partners. For this reason, the comb must be flexible and simple to operate independently and quasi-continuously (24/7 for several weeks per year to enable extended measurement campaigns) with minimal downtime for maintenance.

The setup needs to work in tandem with ultrastable laser systems, optical frequency standards and future fibre networking capability to support a UK-wide fibre infrastructure and so must be compatible with these technologies.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The frequency comb will be part of future national test and evaluation facilities and…Awarded 6 moPublished value£340,000

The frequency comb will be part of future national test and evaluation facilities and services being set up at NPL Scotland as part of the UK quantum technologies programme’s regional activities, supporting a variety of Scottish industrial and academic partners. For this reason, the comb must be flexible and simple to operate independently and quasi-continuously (24/7 for several weeks per year to enable extended measurement campaigns) with minimal downtime for maintenance.

The setup needs to work in tandem with ultrastable laser systems, optical frequency standards and future fibre networking capability to support a UK-wide fibre infrastructure and so must be compatible with these technologies.

Contract period: 25 Nov 2022 – 31 May 2023 (6 mo)
Delivery: UK · Scotland, UK
Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 80%Price: 20%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80%
  • price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 80%
  • Price: 20%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
5 Sept 2022, 17:04 BST
Last source update
25 Jan 2023, 10:26 GMT
Award evaluation window
21 Oct 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-002255
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0365f8 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
Submission deadline
21 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
21 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

lupc.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.shtml ↗

Timeline

21 Oct 2022 → 25 Jan 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    21 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    21 Oct 2022, 17:00 BST
  3. Contract starts
    25 Nov 2022
  4. Notice published
    25 Jan 2023, 10:26 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Jan 2023, 10:26 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £346,1501 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 24 Jan 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Menlo Systems GmbHOptical Frequency Comb£346,150 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Optical Frequency Comb · Menlo Systems GmbH

    Signed
    24 Jan 2023
    Value
    £346,150
    Period
    … – 31 May 2023
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Physical Laboratory

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawScientific Research Hampton Road, Teddington, UK, TW11 0LWContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NPL Management LtdReview body Teddington

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Menlo Systems GmbHAwarded supplier Am Klopferspitz 19a, Martinsried, Bayern, 82152, Germany, Martinsried, DE, 82152

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.