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title: "Silicon CMOS image sensor microchips."
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000711841"
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# Silicon CMOS image sensor microchips.

Buyer: UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000711841

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## Summary

The University of Edinburgh has awarded a contract for the procurement of Silicon CMOS image sensor microchips for building ultra-fast cameras. The procurement method used was a limited award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The procurement process was completed on the 31st of October 2022. The buying organization was the University of Edinburgh located in Edinburgh, UK, operating in the Education industry category.

This tender provides opportunities for businesses involved in manufacturing microchips for high-speed cameras, particularly those specializing in cutting-edge technologies like 3D stacked back-side illuminated Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) and advanced digital image processing. Businesses capable of meeting the technical demands and confidentiality requirements set out by the University of Edinburgh will find this tender well-suited for growth and collaboration. The contract, worth $124,800 in USD, was awarded to STMicroelectronics (R&D) Ltd on the 20th of July 2022.

## Notice

Silicon CMOS image sensor microchips. The microchips will be used to build ultra-fast cameras for various research applications.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Microchip sensors for use in cameras capable of high speed and high sensitivity imaging. The sensors are designed at The University of Edinburgh within a UK EPSRC research project.

### Procurement Information

The University requires a 3D stacked back-side illuminated Single Photon Avalanche Diode (SPAD) to improve the sensitivity of cameras combined with an advanced digital bottom tier for digital image processing. This limits the number of manufacturers to only a few world-wide, as this is state-of-the-art technology developed in only the last few years through billions of dollars of capital investment. None of these manufacturers will make their technologies available to us as they represent an internal market advantage, confidentiality reasons, or volume of order (we only require a few hundred parts not the millions/month that are expected from consumer/automotive markets).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT462985 |
| Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Contract 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 | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 31 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 20 Jul 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 | £124,800 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH |
| Locality | EDINBURGH |
| Post town | Edinburgh |
| Postcode | EH1 1HT |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh |
| Local authority | City of Edinburgh |
| Electoral ward | City Centre |
| Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh |
| Delivery location | TLM75 City of Edinburgh |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | STMICROELECTRONICS (R&D |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

### Codes

- 31712110 - Electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies
- 31712116 - Microprocessors

## Release History

- 31 Oct 2022 at 00:00 - Award - PCS Notice - Website Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT462985

## Documents

- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT462985
  Silicon CMOS image sensor microchips. - Silicon CMOS image sensor microchips. The microchips will be used to build ultra-fast cameras for various research applications.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000711841
- https://www.ed.ac.uk

## Provenance

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