United Kingdom-Swindon: UKRI-2121 LISA Optical Bench Baseplate

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-017392/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not applicable

Additional information
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: UK Research & Innovation
Postal address: , North Star Avenue
Town: Swindon
Postal code: SN2 1FL
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Elizabeth Gage
Telephone: +44 7563420665
Email: Elizabeth.Gage@ukri.org
Internet address(es):
Main address:

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: UKRI-2121 LISA Optical Bench Baseplate
Reference number: UKRI-2121
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 38600000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description:
The LISA concept for directly detecting the oscillating strain in spacetime caused by gravitational waves shares the scheme used in all laser interferometer-based gravitational wave detectors: The passage of the wave is detected by measuring the time-varying changes of optical pathlength between test masses isolated from all forces other than gravitational waves.
The project draws on experience gleaned from the LISA Pathfinder (LPF) mission, a pioneering mission to test the LISA concept and demonstrate key concepts and technologies. A key technology to the LISA mission is performing interferometry with hydroxide catalysis bonded optics and this was demonstrated on LPF.

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 2022-06-24

Section VII: Changes
VII.1) Information to be changed or added
Section number: IV.2.2
Place of text to be modified: Time limit for receipt of tender or requests to participate
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Date: 2022-07-28
Local time: 11:00
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Date: 2022-08-30
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VII.2) Other Additional information:
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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GO Reference: GO-2022624-PRO-20494313