UK Research & Innovation: UKRI-2961 Artemis HILUX Laser upgrade

UK-Oxford: Industrial lasers.

Section I: Contracting Authority

   I.1) Name, Addresses and Contact Point(s):
       UK Research & Innovation
       Science & Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell, Oxford, OX11 0QX, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1235446553, Email: STFCprocurement@ukri.org
       Contact: STFC Procurement
       Main Address: https://www.ukri.org, Address of the buyer profile: https://www.ukri.org/
       NUTS Code: UKJ14

   I.2) Joint procurement:
      The contract involves joint procurement: No          
      In the case of joint procurement involving different countries, state applicable national procurement law: Not Provided
      The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No

   I.4)Type of the contracting authority:
      Body governed by public law

   I.5) Main activity:
      Other activity: Research

Section II: Object Of The Contract

   II.1) Scope of the procurement

      II.1.1) Title: UKRI-2961 Artemis HILUX Laser upgrade            
      Reference number: UKRI-2961

      II.1.2) Main CPV code:
         38636110 - Industrial lasers.


      II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES

      II.1.4) Short description: UKRI wishes to establish a contract for the provision of a high average power ultrafast laser
system for applications of extreme ultraviolet radiation.

      II.1.6) Information about lots
         This contract is divided into lots: No
            
      II.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
          Value: 2,900,000
                  
         Currency:GBP            

   II.2) Description

      II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
      Not Provided

      II.2.3) Place of performance
      Nuts code:
      UKJ14 - Oxfordshire
   
      Main site or place of performance:
      Oxfordshire
             

      II.2.4) Description of the procurement: The Central Laser Facility (CLF) based at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory in Harwell, Oxfordshire is preparing major upgrade of its ultrafast laser facilities, in a project called HiLUX. As part of this upgrade project, the CLF requires a high average power ultrafast laser system for applications of extreme ultraviolet radiation.

      II.2.5) Award criteria:
      Quality criterion - Name: Fixed Wavelength Output / Weighting: 18%
      Quality criterion - Name: Tuneable Output / Weighting: 18%
      Quality criterion - Name: Synchronisation / Weighting: 18%
      Quality criterion - Name: Control System Interface / Weighting: 6%
      Quality criterion - Name: Running Costs / Weighting: 10%
                  
      Cost criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 30%
            

      II.2.11) Information about options
         Options: Yes
         Description of these options:UKRI have requested the following items to be priced as options:

High harmonic generation, using output A or its second harmonic;
Additional tuneable output, using output C;
Secondary post-compression of output A;
Post-compression of output C;
2 year Warranty;
3 year Warranty;
Laser Diodes;
Compressor Gratings;
Amplifier Media;
Hollow-Core Fibres;
Multi-pass Compression Cell Mirrors

      II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
         The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
         

      II.2.14) Additional information: Not Provided


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description

   IV.1.1)Type of procedure: Open


   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
      The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No       
      

   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
      An electronic auction has been used: No

   IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
      The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes

IV.2) Administrative information

   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
       Notice number in the OJEU: 2023/S 000-019783
      
   

   IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
      The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice: No

Section V: Award of contract

Award Of Contract (No.1)

   Contract No: UKRI-2961    
   Lot Number: Not Provided    
   Title: UKRI-2961 HiLUX High Average Power Laser System

   A contract/lot is awarded: Yes


   V.2) Award of contract

      V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract: 05/10/2023

      V.2.2) Information about tenders
         Number of tenders received: 4
         Number of tenders received from SMEs: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: Not Provided          
         Number of tenders received by electronic means: Not Provided

      V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

      The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
         
         Contractor (No.1)
             Photonic Solutions Ltd, SC194276
             Unit 2.2 Quantum Court, Heriot Watt, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP, United Kingdom
             NUTS Code: UKM75
            The contractor is an SME: Yes

      V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
         Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: Not Provided          
         Total value of the contract/lot: 1,957,565
         Currency: GBP

      V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
         The contract is likely to be subcontracted: No
         
Section VI: Complementary information

   VI.3) Additional information: To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=830545962

   VI.4) Procedures for review

      VI.4.1) Review body
          UK Research and Innovation
          Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom

      VI.4.3) Review procedure
         Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures: Not Provided

      VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
         Not Provided

   VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 15/12/2023