# Request for Quotation - Millimetre-wave Probe Station Award Notice

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [National Physical Laboratory](/buyers/national-physical-laboratory/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: MPI Corporation
- Award value: £55,701
- Award date: 29 August 2019
- Published: 4 September 2019
- Contract start: 31 October 2019
- Contract end: 31 October 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 81aa03cd-fd9c-4b61-a0a3-3b04b2adde59-311933
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6ef1b032-b1fa-41b2-a021-6785d341729a

## Description

The National Physical Laboratory \(NPL\) requirement is to purchase a manual probe station for probing active and passive components operating from millimetre-wave frequencies through terahertz\. Our current probe station is not able to provide the placement accuracy required at these very high frequencies\. It also does not provide sufficient protection for the fragile probes, resulting in the need of regular repair/maintenance of these probes \(at considerable cost\)\. Therefore, we require a probe station dedicated to high frequency on-wafer measurements\. Additional information: Please do not contact the person listed on this notice\. Documents can only be obtained through Bravo Solutions\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/81aa03cd-fd9c-4b61-a0a3-3b04b2adde59-311933)