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title: "UKRI-1659 METIS - Integral Field Unit (IFU) Components"
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# UKRI-1659 METIS - Integral Field Unit (IFU) Components

Buyer: UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02fbd6

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## Summary

The UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) has initiated a tender for the procurement titled "UKRI-1659 METIS - Integral Field Unit (IFU) Components." This procurement falls under the goods category, specifically for specialist optical instruments, and is taking place in the United Kingdom. The procurement method is an open procedure, and the tender period concluded on 25 January 2022. The contract value amounts to £500,000, and the successful supplier is the University of Durham, with the contract having been signed on 7 March 2022.

This tender presents significant opportunities for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) that specialise in the manufacturing of advanced optical components, particularly those proficient in diamond machining. Businesses that cater to high precision requirements in optical instrumentation and those engaged in research and development within the optical technology sector may find this an advantageous platform to grow their operations and establish long-term relationships with UKRI.

## Notice

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. The integral field unit (IFU) is an all reflective image slicing IFU with 28 slices. It is intended that the optical components of the IFU will be manufactured using single point diamond machining to generate the multiple mirror facets on monolithic components.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The IFU reformats the two dimensional field of view to produce the input slit for the spectrometer. The 28 slice images that make up this slit will be formatted to fit the detector format described above with a gap in the middle of the slit corresponding to the gap in the detector mosaic with margins applied. The output slit will be formed on a curved focal plane with radius of curvature 1000 mm (centre of curvature away from the IFU) to improve the performance of the predisperser, with an output pupil at infinity (telecentric beam).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010344-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Apr 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 25 Jan 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Mar 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £500,000 |
| Lots value | £500,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £495,112 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

### Codes

- 38636000 - Specialist optical instruments

## Release History

- 21 Apr 2022 at 09:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010344-2022
- 1 Dec 2021 at 12:15 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029792-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=684931070
- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Specialist-optical-instruments./S422573HX9
- https://www.ukri.org/
- https://www.ukri.org/,RutherfordAppletonLaboratory,Harwell

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