# UKRI-2078 Large aperture air-spaced achromatic doublets for the EPAC high energy amplifier

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK Research and Innovation](/buyers/uk-research-innovation/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Manx Precision Optics](/contract-winners/manx-precision-optics/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £148,486
- Tender value: £148,486
- Award date: 6 September 2022
- Published: 8 September 2022
- Contract start: 7 September 2022
- Contract end: 28 February 2023
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 98a05894-1c7c-497b-bf4f-2ea99ddaef32-570008
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-dd973c99-0818-4710-b8b8-e4af1718dcac

## Description

Proposals are sought by the Science and Technology Facilities Council \(STFC, who are part of UKRI\) for the supply of large aperture, anti-reflection \(AR\) coated, air-spaced mounted achromatic doublets for use in beam magnification and relay imaging telescopes for the high energy titanium-sapphire amplifier system as part of the EPAC Project\. The tender documentation includes the technical specification for the air-spaced achromatic doublets\. The Specification should be read in conjunction with the associated drawings\. The minimum scope of the contract is for the manufacture, polishing, mounting, optical testing, certification and delivery of the mounted doublets to STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, UK\. All technical and quality requirements are described in the tender document that are held in the eSourcing portal\. https://www\.ukri\.org/about-us/procurement-contract-transparency-data/

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98a05894-1c7c-497b-bf4f-2ea99ddaef32-570008)