Stale Pre-tender

AWE Form Frequency Conversion Crystals, Project_3692

Details

Buyer: Ministry of Defence
Value: £3,000,000
Topic: Lasers
Published: 24 June 2026
Submission: 17 July 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

AWE is looking to secure a Master Framework Agreement for the supply of equipment and associated services. To identify potential suppliers with the technical ability to be considered for inclusion onto the Framework. For the provision of frequency conversion crystal modules for the conversion of high power 30 ns laser pulses at 1053 nm to the third harmonic at 351 nm, for use on the Orion laser system. The modules will consist of a doubler and tripler mounted in a common cell with a 322 mm clear aperture.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published24 June 2026
Current notice

About the buyer

The Ministry of Defence is a ministerial department that runs its acquisition and procurement activity through a dedicated commercial function, led by the Director Commercial. Defence Equipment & Support buys, supports and supplies equipment such as jets, warships and armoured vehicles for the armed forces. Many purchasing agreements sit on the MOD Framework Library, its central list of framework routes to market.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Ministry of Defence's contract awards have been in IT services, architectural and engineering services and repair and maintenance.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov