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Durham University

Optical Reference System

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38000000
Value£142k
Awarded31 Jul 2018
Published16 Oct 2018
RegionNorth East
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£142ktotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£588k

This sits in the upper-middle of the Laboratory & Precision Equipment band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 9,869 valued Laboratory & Precision Equipment tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The required Optical Reference System is to work alongside an existing strontium laser cooling apparatus located within the physics department.

It will be used to deliver research in the area of quantum enhanced lattice clocks.

Key requirements

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It will be used to deliver research

It will be used to deliver research in the area of quantum enhanced lattice clocks.

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Source & provenance
OCID
2d21babb-01bd-4659-adae-ade4460c4597
Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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Buyer ref
ITT18-015
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