Notice Information
Notice Title
Supply of hardware as part of The OU spaceflight instrument and planetary science research
Notice Description
The Open University is procuring specialist hardware from a third party provider.
Lot Information
Lot 1
A contract to procure CIS303 CMOS detectors for testing and inclusion in the wider Canadian Space Agency Cosmological Advanced Survey Telescope for Optical and ultraviolet Research (CASTOR) mission.
Procurement Information
The Open University (The OU) have recently been awarded funding via the UK Space Agency's International bilateral funding call to carry out the specific task of procuring and testing detectors for a proposed Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Cosmological Advanced Survey Telescope for Optical and ultraviolet Research (CASTOR) mission. The detectors specified by the CSA must have high quantum efficiency for the 150nm - 400nm UV wavelengths. This range requires careful optimisation of the back surface passivation of the detector, and the application of appropriate antireflection technologies. As part of this procurement, a number of devices will be coated using three different techniques before being supplied to The OU to undergo rigorous testing to identify the coating most suitable to meet the requirements of the project. One of the coating processes is owned by Teledyne UK Limited. The other two have been developed by third parties under non-disclosure agreements for this specific project, are at an early technology readiness level and are not commercially available other than via Teledyne UK Limited for this specific project. It should be noted that these devices are not commercially available products but are under development by Teledyne UK Limited. Previous development phases for these devices have been factored into the schedule and re-commencing a product development programme elsewhere would not align with the schedule for this activity nor the CSA's overall mission schedule. Additionally, any coating techniques not already in development within the parameters of the project will not be suitable. It is therefore the OU's intention to place a contract for CIS303 CMOS detectors with Teledyne UK Limited on 30 April 2024 using the negotiated procedure without prior publication under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) (competition is absent for technical reasons) and / or regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) (the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0455c3
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014779-2024
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
-
- CPV Codes
38430000 - Detection and analysis apparatus
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,100,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 May 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 28 Apr 20241 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)
- Contact Name
- Procurement Services
- Contact Email
- finance-tenders@open.ac.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- MILTON KEYNES
- Postcode
- MK7 6AA
- Post Town
- Milton Keynes
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ12 Milton Keynes
- Delivery Location
- TLJ12 Milton Keynes
-
- Local Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Electoral Ward
- Monkston
- Westminster Constituency
- Milton Keynes Central
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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