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UK Research & Innovation

UKRI-3259 NQCC Strontium Ion Laser Suite

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38000000 38600000 38630000 38636000
Value£641k
Awarded10 Nov 2023
Published17 Nov 2023
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

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Contract value in context
£641ktotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£692k

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.

The brief

Part of the National Quantum Computing Centre's core strategy is the design an development of quantum computing hardware.

One of the hardware platforms we are developing is based on trapped ions.

In ion trap quantum computing, multiple lasers are required to interact with the internal states of a single and multiple ions.

Strontium is one of the most widely employed atomic species in trapped ion experiments.

To this end, the NQCC requires two laser suites to provide the laser light required for strontium hardware platforms.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

In ion trap quantum computing, multiple lasers

In ion trap quantum computing, multiple lasers are required to interact with the internal states of a single and multiple ions.

02

To this end, the NQCC requires two

To this end, the NQCC requires two laser suites to provide the laser light required for strontium hardware platforms.

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