Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cb9-a176-7273-a66f-1e0ced3b9da9/generation-of-anti-reflective-structures-on-mid-infrared-focal-plane-array-mater awarded GB restricted procedure # Generation of anti-reflective structures on mid infrared focal plane array materials [Defence Science and Technology Laboratory](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory) Estimated value £97,196 Published 31 Mar 2023 Deadline Closed 13 Dec 2022 ## Who can bid - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. ## About this tender Proposals are invited that shall investigate the performance of reactive ion etching (RIE) or other similar techniques to create moth-eye style anti reflective structures on MWIR focal plane arrays for performance enhancement and decreased surface reflectivity. The activity shall be bound to a single material, e.g. indium antimonide (InSb), mercury cadmium telluride (MCT), or another suitable material. The Supplier is requested to provide a firm price proposal for ST1 and ROM costed proposals for ST2 and ST3 based on documented assumptions. If ST2 is activated by the Authority, the Supplier will be required to submit a firm priced proposal. This process will be repeated for ST3. The Authority does not wish to penalise any Supplier who does not have the necessary facilities/expertise to perform ST2/3; if this is the case, the Supplier should state which company or companies they would work with to achieve the aims of the project and what experience they have with working with those companies. ## CPV classification Research and development services and related consultancy services Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/5f95e696-4cc3-40f7-9b2b-804a7c93b283) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Defence Science and Technology Laboratory: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/defence-science-and-technology-laboratory) [Sector More Research & development tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/research-development) ## More tenders like this [Research services – Evaluatie van de implementatie van de proeftuin Pioniersscholen · Vlaamse Overheid · 21 days left · 9 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-cecf-7255-bee1-542f502ed088/belgium-research-services-evaluatie-van-de-implementatie-van-de-proeftuin-pi) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Evaluation of Five Pilot Projects Testing Exemptions from Provisions of the Local Government Act, the Property Tax Act, the General Practitioner Regulations, and Other Regulatory Frameworks · Ministry of Local Government and Regional Development · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-a35e-73b3-8bf4-7d33c32cf58b/norway-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services-ev) [Research and development services and related consultancy services – Zabezpečenie trvalých a analytických činností pre oblasť dopravy · Ministerstvo dopravy Slovenskej republiky · 31 days left · 19 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ce90-72fd-b25d-99b3ee2e8b4b/slovakia-research-and-development-services-and-related-consultancy-services) [Research and development consultancy services – ATU wishes to establish a Panel of National Contact Point Experts across EU Member States to build capacity to incorporate EU Results-Based Payments Schemes in Public or Private Support Schemes. · Atlantic Technological University · 438 days left · 31 Dec 2027](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-ccf1-7050-b440-6554b4a1426f/ireland-austria-slovenia-research-and-development-consultancy-services-atu) [Research services – KPN/28/2026 „Charakterystyka biogeochemiczna gleb i roślin wybranych torfowisk subalpejskich ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem torfowiska u źródeł Úpy na Równi pod Śnieżką” · Karkonoski Park Narodowy z siedzibą w Jeleniej Górze · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-97ae-7315-8e1a-e686bca1e724/poland-research-services-kpn282026-charakterystyka-biogeochemiczna-gleb-i) [Development consultancy services – Accompagnement à la stratégie d'attractivité économique du territoire de GrandSoissons Agglomération (02) · GrandSoissons Agglomération · 44 days left · 2 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156aa-1b92-70f5-96fc-71a2756e9dc1/france-development-consultancy-services-accompagnement-a-la-strategie-dattr)