Pump Laser System

The University has a procurement opportunity for the supply, delivery, and commissioning of a Pump Laser for use by its Faculty of Physical Sciences and Engineering. This system will be installed at the University’s Highfield Campus. This tender invites you to submit your response for a solution which is able to conform to the following specifications.

The laser will be procured to replace an existing 8W Coherent Verdi laser. The beam parameters, wavelength and other characteristics of the laser should be suitable for this purpose and therefore demonstrated in all proposals.

All prospective suppliers should provide evidence of a successful track record of pumping Mira Titanium Sapphire Lasers producing stable modelocking in both Femtosecond (FS) and Picosecond (PS) mode.

Tender proposals should also include suitable references from academic users of their lasers which testify to the systems suitability for this application and the performance of the Mira which can be achieved.

Under no circumstances whatsoever will the University of Southampton be liable for or pay any expenses or costs which may be incurred (whether directly or indirectly) by the tenderer in the preparation or submission of their tender proposal.

The University of Southampton is not bound to accept the lowest offer or any tender in full or in part.

In evaluating the tender, the University will seek the most economically advantageous offers in terms of the criteria listed below:

Cost - 20% Technical Spec - 10% Proven Capability - 60% Maintenance - 10%

Further Sub-Criteria is detailed within the ITT. Due to the nature of this project it is not deemed suitable to split this requirement in to Lots.

Additional information: This tender will be conducted electronically and tender documents can be downloaded from the web portal (Intend) provided earlier in this notice. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofsouthampton.

If you are not already registered as a supplier with the In-tend Portal, you will need to register before accessing the tender documents.

Once you have logged in as a supplier, click on current tenders and locate the tender documents by clicking on 15/ESM/47 Further instructions for the submission of tender are below. (Please note, to preserve the integrity of the tendering procedure, all queries must made be via In-Tend).

To submit your return, please follow the instructions below:

1. Log In 2. My Tenders 3. View Tender Details 4. View Documents 5. Browse and Upload each part of your return (or Zip File) 6. Once ALL your response documents are uploaded and displayed in the - My Documents for Return - use - Submit My Return -. You are only permitted to submit once.

Expressions of Interest must be by way of completion and return of a proposal in response to the Invitation to Tender Document via the University`s e-tendering system Intend by the date/time specified in the Invitation to Tender documentation.

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