Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-2121 LISA Optical Bench Baseplate
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe LISA concept for directly detecting the oscillating strain in spacetime caused by gravitational waves shares the scheme used in all laser interferometer-based gravitational wave detectors: The passage of the wave is detected by measuring the time-varying changes of optical pathlength between test masses isolated from all forces other than gravitational waves.
The project draws on experience gleaned from the LISA Pathfinder (LPF) mission, a pioneering mission to test the LISA concept and demonstrate key concepts and technologies. A key technology to the LISA mission is performing interferometry with hydroxide catalysis bonded optics and this was demonstrated on LPF.
CPV: Astronomical and optical instruments · Optical instruments
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1The optical bench will host the optical components that enable the LISA…Published value£2,500,000
The optical bench will host the optical components that enable the LISA interferometers to function. Components will be mounted on both sides – as shown below – using a silicate bonding process proven on the LISA Pathfinder experiment. To ensure stability the Optical Bench Baseplate will be manufactured from Zerodur, acid etched to maximise strength and polished to allow the mounting process and to enable tight alignment tolerances to be met.
The LISA Optical Bench will be produced at several model stages over a number of years, starting with a Structural Model and ending with Flight Models. Additional information: To respond to this opportunity please click here: ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9P5885Y52V ↗
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Jun 2022, 10:05 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Jun 2022, 10:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Jul 2022 – …
- Authority reference
UKRI-2121- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-017138- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-034997Find a Tender
Publisher note: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Optical-instruments./9P5885Y52V To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9P5885Y52V GO Reference: GO-2022623-PRO-20482656
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 28 Jul 2022, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Jul 2022, 14:00 BST
Timeline
23 Jun 2022 → 28 Jul 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published23 Jun 2022, 10:05 BST
- Submission deadline28 Jul 2022, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened28 Jul 2022, 14:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Research and InnovationReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.