--- title: "High-Speed Spectrometer System" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-078748" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078748" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078748.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078748.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "University of Greenwich" published: "2026-10-14" --- # High-Speed Spectrometer System Buyer: University of Greenwich Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078748 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-078748) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-078748.json) ## Summary London and South East University Group is buying a high-speed spectrometer system for the Impact Facility at the University of Kent. The instrument will be attached to a two-stage light gas gun and used in laboratory simulations of hypervelocity impacts relevant to spacecraft and planetary science. The work supports research into space debris: developing detectors for small debris, investigating how debris shape affects spacecraft damage and ejecta, and examining possible effects when deorbiting satellites re-enter the atmosphere. The equipment is for delivery in the South East of England. This is a supply contract for scientific spectrometry equipment (CPV 38433000). The buyer invited offers through a below-threshold open competition. The enquiry deadline was 13 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC, and the submission deadline was 20 November 2026 at 12:00 UTC. The contract period runs from 7 December 2026 to 1 April 2027. The estimated value is £115,833.33 excluding VAT (£139,000 including VAT). The procurement is a single lot. Award is based on the most advantageous tender, with technical criteria weighted at 80% and commercial criteria at 20%; the highest-scoring participant is intended to receive the contract. Suppliers submit responses electronically through the EU-Supply portal after registering their company details. This opportunity suits suppliers able to provide a high-speed spectrometer system and support its use as an attachment to a two-stage light gas gun. Relevant experience may include scientific instrumentation for laboratory impact testing, spacecraft or planetary science, and equipment for analysing fast transient events or debris impacts. The system will support a university research facility with more than 30 years’ experience simulating hypervelocity impacts, publishing research and presenting at conferences. Suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate strong technical performance, since technical considerations carry substantially more evaluation weight than commercial factors. The research is funded through a European Research Council grant and focuses on space-debris detection, impact damage and satellite re-entry effects. ## Notice The Impact Facility at the University of Kent is looking to procure a High-Speed Spectrometer System for attachment on to a two-stage light gas gun as part of its new ERC funded project. The Impact Facility has been operating for over 30 years, focusing on the laboratory-based simulation of hypervelocity impact events relevant to spacecraft and planetary science. The Impact Group regularly presents results at national and international conferences and publishes across a range of science and technology focused journals. The funding acquired for this equipment is a European Research Council Consolidator Grant entitled PROSPER that has been awarded to Dr Penelope Wozniakiewiczs. The PROSPER project focuses on the growing issue of space debris, which poses a threat to orbiting satellites and continued safe access to space. The specific goals being addressed by the Impact Group will be: * Developing advanced detectors to better understand small debris * Studying how debris shape affects the damage it inflicts on spacecraft and ejecta that is created * Examining the potential side effects deorbiting satellites could bring when they re-enter the atmosphere ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096886-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | 20 Nov 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 7 Dec 2026 - 1 Apr 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £115,833 | | Lots value | £115,833 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | University of Greenwich | | Locality | GREENWICH | | Postcode area | South East London | | Postcode | SE10 9LS | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI5 Outer London - East and North East | | ITL 3 | TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich | | Local authority | Greenwich | | Electoral ward | East Greenwich | | Westminster constituency | Greenwich and Woolwich | | Delivery location | TLJ4 Kent | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) ### Codes - 38433000 - Spectrometers ## Release History - 14 Oct 2026 at 11:12 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096886-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/096886-2026 14th October 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://eu-supply.com/login.asp Please register your company details on the portal to view and apply for this contract opportunity at: https://eu-supply.com/login.asp ID Number: 100114021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.kent.ac.uk/ - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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