UK SBS RE150538

Contract summary

Industry

• Electricity supplies - 31682000

• Electronic equipment - 31710000

• Telemetry equipment - 32441000

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• Telescopes - 38635000

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£150,000 to £250,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS RE150538

Published date

23 March 2018

Closing date

29 September 2016

Contract start date

3 October 2016

Contract end date

3 July 2017

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

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Description

CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 29/09/2015 AT 14:00 HOURS.

DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER - PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE ADDITIONAL TEXT SECTION .

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This tender specifies the technical requirements for
the replacement of specific components of the
Telescope Control System (TCS) for the William
Herschel Telescope (WHT).
The current system is based on a Marconi servo drive
system and a CAMAC crate that interfaces to the
high-level VMS-based TCS. The interlock system is
made of relay-based circuits. The new subsystems
will replace entirely the existing CAMAC crate,
Marconi servo drive systems and the interlock
systems. No mechanical upgrades of the telescope
are desired, however minor modifications may be
accepted, for example to fit new encoders. A change
of motors is not envisioned. The new model should be
a distributed control system with a central computer
running the main control loop. This computer will run
the existing VMS-based TCS, modified to
communicate with the motor controllers and PLCs via
a bridge computer with appropriate software which will
be provided by the ING to interface between the TCS
and the new electronics. The critical part of the
upgrade is to design a working solution for automatic
backlash control using pairs of motors. This has to be
implemented so that the top-level TCS sees the
controller as a single unit.
The main requirements are:
1)
That the servo controllers, with automatic backlash
control, have to be supplied and the control loop for
backlash control for WHT main axes, existing prime
focus turntable and Cassegrain turntable has to be
implemented, so that motion demands from the TCS
can be delivered numerically.
2)
That the servo drives and PLCs must be configurable
remotely via an Ethernet interface.
3)
That the existing motors have to remain in operation
with only the drives and some of the encoders being
changed.
4)
To implement software interfaces for communication
between the drive systems and the bridge computer.
5)
To replace the existing interlock system with one
based on PLCs or dedicated electronics. The interlock
system must not be controllable from the TCS system,
only its status can be communicated. However, an
engineering interface must be supplied for simulation
and engineering modes which allows inputs and
outputs of the interlock system to be overridden.
6)
To replace the existing control room engineering
panel and focal station local control panels.
7)
To implement software interfaces between the
interlock unit and the control computer according to
ING specifications.

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Please see our e-sourcing portal for full details.

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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

UK SBS RE150538

• Opportunity
• Published 2 August 2016

Additional text

This procurement will be managed electronically via
the Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite.
To participate in this procurement, participants shall
first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite.
If Bidders have not yet registered on the eSourcing
Suite, this can be done online at
https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following
the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'.
Please note that, to register, Bidders must have a
valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and
Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are
registering, who will be entering into a contract if
invited to do so. Note: registration may take some
time please ensure that you allow a suffient amount of
time to register.
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Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a
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procurement. This is done by emailing
ExpressionOfInterest@ccs.gsi.gov.uk.
Your email must clearly state:
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the name and contact details for the registered
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Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will process the
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er.aspx

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Award information

Awarded date

21 December 2016

Contract start date

22 December 2016

Contract end date

21 December 2017

Total value of contract

£338,600

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

ProjectSoft HK a.s

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About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Fernandez

Address

North Star House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

andrew.fernandez@uksbs.co.uk

Website

http://www.uksbs.co.uk