Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Physical Laboratory
Hampton Road
Teddington
TW11 0LW
UK
E-mail: charley.choules@npl.co.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.npl.co.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: National Measurement Institution
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Invitation to Tender for 2 Dual Frequency Combs
Reference number: 122216
II.1.2) Main CPV code
38000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
NPL requires 2 fully stabilized frequency combs and both repetition rate (f_rep) and carrier envelope offset (f_ceo) are locked to a hydrogen maser at NPL. The 2 combs should meet the technical specifications listed in Section 2. The end users should be able to control the parameters of the combs not only on the operation panel, but also remotely via an ethernet connection.
NPL will lock these 2 combs coherently through a CW laser so that the linewidth of the dual comb spectrum should be < 1 Hz. NPL will use these combs for dual-comb spectroscopy and dual-comb ranging application.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
198 500.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
31000000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
NPL requires 2 fully stabilized frequency combs and both repetition rate (f_rep) and carrier envelope offset (f_ceo) are locked to a hydrogen maser at NPL. The 2 combs should meet the technical specifications listed in Section 2. The end users should be able to control the parameters of the combs not only on the operation panel, but also remotely via an ethernet connection.
NPL will lock these two combs coherently through a CW laser so that the linewidth of the dual comb spectrum should be < 1 Hz. NPL will use these combs for dual-comb spectroscopy and dual-comb ranging application.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
16/12/2019
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Menlo Systems GmbH
Martinsried
DE
NUTS: DE
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 198 500.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
NPL Management Ltd
Teddington
Tw11 0LW
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
NPL Management Ltd
Teddington
Tw11 0LW
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
NPL Management Ltd
Teddington
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
16/12/2019