Published date: 2 December 2021

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 11 January 2022, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Telescopes - 38635000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP647764428

Published date

2 December 2021

Closing date

11 January 2022

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

31 January 2022

Contract end date

31 October 2022

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

RAL Space, part of UK Research and Innovation's (UKRI) Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) has a requirement to purchase an optical ground station (OGS) telescope, automated telescope mount and control system, as part of its Speqtre project. "Speqtre", formerly known as "QKD QubeSat", is a collaboration between the Singapore and UK Governments, and could lead to a more secure online activity for consumers in everything from financial transactions to online conversations.

The deliverables that form the core requirement to be supplied under this contract are:
Deliverable-001: Telescope with sufficient collection area.
Deliverable-002: Telescope Mount with high tracking precision and 20 kg of additional payload provision.
Deliverable-003: Control System that tracks satellite passes using two line element (TLE) data, and an API to facilitate spot tracking software.

The optional purchases that may be taken up by UKRI at the point of contract placement are:
Option-001: Spot Tracking Software

The estimated value of the opportunity is: £90,000 - £120,000 excl. VAT.

The maximum available budget for this procurement, including the purchase of any options, is £120,000 excl. VAT. Any bids received which exceed the maximum budget will not be considered.

More information

Links

Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

An industry engagement day was held in October 2019 in relation to this requirement. Please see the Prior Information Notices on Tenders Electronic Daily and Contracts Finder for more information:

https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:451835-2019:TEXT:EN:HTML&tabId=4

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/43221e79-0bbf-41b7-b242-c47b54f09a84?origin=SearchResults&p=1

The project has moved on significantly since the industry engagement day and information shared with those who attended or expressed an interest is considered to be outdated.

About the buyer

Contact name

STFC Procurement

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FL
UK

Telephone

07849307911

Email

STFCprocurement@ukri.org