Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- UK Research & Innovation · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Thales Seso SAS
- Value
- £600,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Laboratory & precision equipment · Astronomical and optical instruments (CPV 38630000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 029087-2023 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date25 Sep 2023
- Published3 Oct 2023Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
The optical bench is a critical part of the LISA mission. It will host the optical components that enable the LISA interferometers to function. Components will be mounted on both sides using a silicate bonding process proven on the LISA Pathfinder experiment. To ensure stability the Optical Bench Baseplate will be manufactured from Zerodur, acid etched to maximise strength and polished to allow the mounting process and to enable tight alignment tolerances to be met. Additional information: Procurement Contract Transparency Data: Redacted contract documents will be made available within the next 30 days on the UKRI website at: https://www.ukri.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/
About the supplier
Thales Seso SAS: every public contract they have won.