Published date: 4 December 2018

Last edited date: 4 December 2018

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: 7 January 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Helicopters, aeroplanes, spacecraft and other powered aircraft - 34710000

  • Non-piloted aircraft - 34711200

Location of contract

M13 9PL

Value of contract

£0 to £150,000

Procurement reference

2018/1287/3UCSL/PR/PC/JD

Published date

4 December 2018

Closing date

7 January 2019

Contract start date

31 January 2019

Contract end date

31 March 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

3U CubeSat Launch. This requirement is for the launch of a CubeSat mission which would make in situ measurements of the lower thermosphere, measure thermospheric winds, and carry out spacecraft aerodynamic characterisation and control tests. This requirement has specific Orbit Injection, and launch period. The Space Systems Engineering research group has a wide range of interests and expertise in the development of novel technologies and methods for space system design and state-of-the-art research in orbital and hypersonic aerodynamics. The group is also actively engaged in the development of nanosatellite missions for a variety of innovative applications and is leading the Horizon 2020 DISCOVERER programme which aims to radically redesign Earth observation satellites for sustained operation at significantly lower orbital altitudes.

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 737183.

More information

Links

Additional text

To express an interest in this project please visit the website below where you will need to register to obtain tender documentation.

https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofmanchester/aspx/Home

Funding Type (WEFO or EU) : EU

Funding Description

This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 737183.


Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Office

Address

Manchester
Manchester
Lancashire
M13 9PL
United Kingdom

Telephone

01612752160

Email

procurement@manchester.ac.uk