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ocds-h6vhtk-06dbfb · tender

Supply, Delivery and Installation of Wafer-Level Optical Tester

University of Strathclyde

Estimated Value

Up to £788,000

Deadline

7 September 2026

Published

5 August 2026

Type

goods

ScotlandGBopenCPV: 38000000
CategoryLab & precision equipment

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Background

The UK urgently requires a sovereign, open-access advanced semiconductor packaging capability to close a well-evidenced market failure. Today, UK innovators in photonics and power electronics rely on overseas Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facilities for scaling to volume packaging, which fragments the supply chain, extends lead times, increases Intellectual Property (IP) leakage risk, and exposes critical technologies to geopolitical disruption.

The National Centre for Advanced Semiconductor Packaging (NCASP) is the missing link that converts research excellence into manufacturable products.

NCASP is creating an integrated, industry-led scale-up facility that connects UK device design to domestic, high-volume packaging, test and metrology – reducing time-to-market and anchoring value onshore.

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The University of Strathclyde has a requirement for wafer-level optical tester(s) capable of performing characterization of both surface-emitting Distributed Feedback (DFB) laser arrays and silicon photonic integrated circuits (PICs).

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4 found
  1. 1

    SENTECH Instruments GmbH

    2 contracts wonlatest 8 Jan 2026

    £615,497

    total awarded

  2. 2

    Inseto UK Limited

    1 contract wonlatest 13 May 2026
  3. 3

    Biolytic Lab Performance Inc.

    1 contract wonlatest 31 Jul 2025

    £330,000

    total awarded

  4. 4

    Chemspeed Technologies Limited

    1 contract wonlatest 19 Mar 2025

    £293,760

    total awarded

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University of Strathclyde
Typepublic body
Total tenders133
Total spend£110,713,234
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Published

5 August 2026

Submission deadline

7 September 2026

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