Published date: 26 September 2023

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: 26 October 2023, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 38000000

  • Telescopes - 38635000

  • Digital cameras - 38651600

Location of contract

CV4 7AL

Value of contract

£0 to £432,000

Procurement reference

IT-25-3012-CJ-09-23-PHY-DSTL-TELPRO-DP

Published date

26 September 2023

Closing date

26 October 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

7 November 2023

Contract end date

7 November 2024

Contract type

Supply 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?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The University of Warwick Department of Physics has a requirement to purchase equipment required in the assembling of a prototype to enable the development and demonstrate the Digital Telescope concept. The prototype is composed of 52 telescopes and sensors along with associated computing and other infrastructure. The computing requirements will be assessed elsewhere. The Digital Telescope is a dual-use instrument and could make contributions to studies in space domain awareness and astronomy.

In order to express interest in this opportunity please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick).

The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

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Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Carl Johnson

Address

Main campus
Coventry
West Midlands
CV4 7AL
United Kingdom

Telephone

02476150984

Email

carl.johnson.1@warwick.ac.uk