Buyer Name: Atomic Weapons Establishment
Buyer Address: AWE Aldermaston, Reading, UKJ11, RG7 4PR, United Kingdom
Contact Email: RDME.procurement@awe.co.uk
Buyer Name: Atomic Weapons Establishment
Buyer Address: AWE Aldermaston, Reading, UKJ11, RG7 4PR, United Kingdom
Contact Email: RDME.procurement@awe.co.uk
Remanufacture of a short pulse final focusing mirror, remove coating, refinish substrate and recoat. Two short pulse beamlines require the use of an off-axis parabola (OAP) as the final focusing optic. Due to the optics proximity to target the surface becomes degraded over time due to target shrapnel and condensate from material vaporization. The optics are 720 mm in diameter and have a specific surface profile and optical coating requirement. They either have a 1 Omega (1053 nm) or 2 Omega (527 nm) high reflectance coating with a specified laser damage threshold at the pulse length of use
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External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055610-2025
Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Value: GBP 640,000
Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 800,000
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2026-01-07T00:00:00Z
Lot 1 Contract End: 2026-12-14T23:59:59Z
Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (50%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Technical (20%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (20%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value (10%)
Document Description: Not published
Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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