Awarded contract

UKRI-2814 Optical System Design and Analysis Services

Details

Value
£4,000,000
Duration
4 years
Topic
Engineering design services
Published
29 May 2024

Tender description

The Central Laser Facility (CLF) at the STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory is one of the world's leading laser facilities providing scientists from the UK and Europe with an unparalleled range of state of the art technology. CLF is a partnership between its staff and the large number of members of UK and European universities who use the specialised laser equipment provided to carry out a broad range of experiments in physics, chemistry and biology. The Supplier(s) will provide engineering resources, to undertake design and development work. For design activities, where appropriate, the Supplier(s) may also be asked to provide risk assessments and method statements supporting their designs through to installation and commissioning. These works, where appropriate, will be undertaken within the Construction Design and Management regulations under which the duty of "designer" will be fulfilled by the Supplier. https://www.ukri.org/who-we-are/procurement-contract-transparency-data/

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award date1 March 2024
  2. Completed: Award published29 May 2024
    Current notice
  3. Next: Contract expiry date29 February 2028in 17 months

About the buyer

BiP Solutions is a private company, founded in 1984 and based in Glasgow, that builds procurement platforms for the public sector. Delta eSourcing, one of its platforms, gives public sector buyers tools for tendering, contracts and eAuctions. Public Contracts Scotland and CompeteFor are among the portals BiP Solutions also operates for public bodies. Notices under BiP Solutions itself cover the company's own purchasing of IT, software and business services. Tracker and Contrax, its business intelligence brands, alert suppliers to new contract opportunities. Training and consultancy work, including the Procurement Advice and Support Service, rounds out its offer to public bodies.

£434bn was the total UK public sector procurement spend in FY 2025/26.

Over the past 5 years, most of BiP Solutions's contract awards have been in IT services, software and information systems and real estate services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 71320000 · Engineering design services

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