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UK7

Purchase of Maskless Laser Lithography System

  • First published: 06 March 2026
  • Last modified: 06 March 2026
  • Version: 1
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Summary

OCID:
ocds-h6vhtk-061176
Published by:
Cardiff University
Authority ID:
AA0258
Publication date:
06 March 2026
Deadline date:
-
Notice type:
UK7
Has documents:
No
Has SPD:
No
Has Carbon Reduction Plan:
N/A

Abstract

The Institute for Compound Semiconductors (ICS) intends to procure a maskless laser lithography system to support essential expansion of its capability

Full notice text

Scope

Procurement description

The Institute for Compound Semiconductors (ICS) intends to procure a maskless laser lithography system to support essential expansion of its capability

Contracting authority

Cardiff University

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Procurement Services

Town/City: Cardiff

Postcode: CF24 4HQ

Country: United Kingdom

Website: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/business/why-work-with-us/for-suppliers

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVT-4343-HWYR

Email: rower4@cardiff.ac.uk

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Wales

Supplier

Raith GmbH

Identification register:

  • GB-PPON

Address 1: Konrad-Adenauer-Allee 8

Town/City: Dortmund

Postcode: 44263

Country: Germany

Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBGQ-6361-XQVZ

Email: sales@raith.com

Type:

  • Large

Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Description of how these justifications apply

ICS has undertaken a technical review of the market and believes that only one supplier Raith can provide a maskless laser lithography system meeting these combined requirements for stage precision, stitch free wafer scale patterning, and proven sub 20 nm optical to electron beam overlay accuracy. No other commercially available maskless optical system is known to provide these capabilities.

Direct award justification

Single suppliers technical reasons

Contract

Purchase of maskless laser lithography system

ID: 1

Is the total value above threshold?

Above threshold

Date the contract will be signed (estimated)

05 March 2026, 00:00AM

Contract dates (estimated)

05 March 2026, 00:00AM to 06 March 2027, 23:59PM

Lots

Divided into 1 lots

Lot number: 1 Status: Complete

Documents

ID

conflictOfInterest

Document type

Conflict of interest

Description

Not published

Coding

Commodity categories

ID Title Parent category
31000000 Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting Technology and Equipment

Delivery locations

ID Description
1022 Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan

Document family

Notice details
Publication date:
29 January 2026
Deadline date:
11 February 2026 23:59
Notice type:
UK2
Version:
1
Authority name:
Cardiff University
Publication date:
20 February 2026
Deadline date:
Notice type:
UK5
Version:
1
Authority name:
Cardiff University
Publication date:
06 March 2026
Deadline date:
Notice type:
UK7
Version:
1
Authority name:
Cardiff University

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