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OpenStage · planning

Atomic Weapons Establishment

AWE Form Frequency Conversion Crystals, Project_3692

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38636100
Value£3.0m
Deadline
Published24 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
RDME.Procurement@awe.co.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£3.0mtotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£3.2m

This is a large award for Laboratory & Precision Equipment — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 9,869 valued Laboratory & Precision Equipment tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

Atomic Weapons Establishment has published 4 Laboratory & Precision Equipment notices, about every 5 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around November 2026.

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The brief

AWE is looking to secure a Master Framework Agreement for the supply of equipment and associated services.

To identify potential suppliers with the technical ability to be considered for inclusion onto the Framework.

For the provision of frequency conversion crystal modules for the conversion of high power 30 ns laser pulses at 1053 nm to the third harmonic at 351 nm, for use on the Orion laser system.

The modules will consist of a doubler and tripler mounted in a common cell with a 322 mm clear aperture.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
AWE is looking to secure a Master Framework Agreement for the supply of equipment and associated services.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bbef
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
059320-2026
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