UKRI-5512- Front end laser system for the UPLiFT project
Details
- Value
- £550,000
- Topic
- Lasers
- Published
- 14 January 2026
- Submission
- 10 February 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender 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.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published14 January 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date10 February 2026
About the buyer
UK Research & Innovation is the non-departmental public body that brings together the seven research councils, Research England and Innovate UK.
The UK Industrial Liaison Office gives UK companies advance notice of tenders from international facilities such as CERN and ESO.
Over the past 5 years, most of UK Research & Innovation's contract awards have been in business services, laboratory and precision equipment and repair and maintenance.
Relevant CPV codes
- 38636100 · Lasers
Decision makers
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| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@uk-research-innovation.gov |
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