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title: "UKRI-2131 METIS LMS Small Mirrors"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02f873"
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# UKRI-2131 METIS LMS Small Mirrors

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02f873

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## Summary

The UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) has completed the award process for the contract titled "UKRI-2131 METIS LMS Small Mirrors" in the goods category. This tender was intended for the creation of specialist optical instruments for the European Extremely Large Telescope project. The contract has been awarded to the University of Durham, providing a significant business opportunity within the industry of optical instruments.

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## Notice

The UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) is a laboratory within the Science & Technology Facilities Council which is part of UK Research & Innovation. The UK ATC has responsibility within the METIS project to design, build, test and deliver the LMS to our project partners NOVA in The Netherlands.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), currently under construction in Chile, will be the world's largest telescope operating in the visible and infrared wavelength domain. It is part of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), an inter-governmental research organization. METIS is an imager and spectrometer for the (ELT), operating at wavelengths of 2.7 micron to around 14 micron. A subsystem within METIS is the LM band spectrometer (LMS) which will provide high resolution (R 100,000) over the range 2.7-5.3 micron. A pre-disperser (a low resolution prism spectrometer) with an exit slit mask is used to define the bandpass within the LM band, acting as an order sorting filter for the echelle. Multiple exposures with rotation of the pre-disperser and main disperser are required to build up a continuous spectrum.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025044-2022 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Sep 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | 19 Nov 2021 |
| Award date | 22 May 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £162,405 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Additional buyers | THE CHRISTIE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |
| Locality | MANCHESTER |
| Post town | Manchester |
| Postcode | M20 4BX |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | TLD3 Greater Manchester |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | AMBULNZ COMMUNITY PARTNERS; UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 34114121 - Ambulances
- 38636000 - Specialist optical instruments

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2022 at 09:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025044-2022
- 7 Sep 2022 at 09:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025043-2022
- 1 Jun 2022 at 10:21 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015316-2022
- 12 Jan 2022 at 15:43 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000907-2022
- 19 Nov 2021 at 14:00 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028932-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://procontract.due-north.com/
- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=718724199
- https://www.christie.nhs.uk
- https://www.ukri.org/
- https://www.ukri.org/,NorthStarAvenue

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