Procurement of the Femtosecond Spitfire ACE laser system
key details
| Status | complete |
|---|---|
| Category (CPV) | 38636100 +1 more |
| Region | West Midlands |
| Procedure | limited |
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-03c52a |
Award
| Supplier | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEWPORT SPECTRA-PHYSICS LIMITED | · | · | active |
description
Professor Vas Stavros and his group recently (January 2023) relocated from the University of Warwick to the University of Birmingham.
The femtosecond laser system that is sought (as part of Vas Stavros's start-up package) is from a single supplier: MKS Newport Spectra-Physics. The Femtosecond Spitfire ACE laser system (termed henceforth Spitfire ACE) will replace a now obsolete MKS Newport Spectra-Physics Spitfire Pro XP, currently housed in the Stavros Lab at the University of Warwick. This is a like-for-like replacement with superior output stability.
The Spitfire ACE delivers 3) fractions, three of these fractions can be used to optically pump the OPAs that will be transferred from the University of Warwick. The tunability in wavelength output from the OPAs will enable multiple different measurements to be carried out concurrently.
notice history
1 notice published against this procurement.
| Published | Type | Regime | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 2023 | Voluntary ex-ante transparency (F15) | Earlier regulations | 012315-2023 |
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