Published date: 29 June 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 22 June 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Geological and geophysical instruments - 38200000

  • Astronomical and optical instruments - 38630000

Location of contract

CB3 0ET

Value of contract

£0 to £118,204

Procurement reference

RE18265

Published date

29 June 2018

Closing date

22 June 2018

Contract start date

25 June 2018

Contract end date

24 June 2019

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Single tender action (below threshold)

A direct contract with a single supplier, without competition.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

British Antarctic Survey wish to purchase a new all-sky multi-filter airglow imager system to be located at Rothera research station, Antarctica. Airglow is the name given to naturally occurring light emitted by the Earth's atmosphere.
There are several prominent airglow emissions arising in the atmosphere (altitude range 80 -100 km). different filters will allow us to observe and image the different emissions at different altitudes. The primary purpose of this work is to determine the characterisitics of atmospheric gravity waves in the Antarctic middle atmosphere, these waves appear as lightand dark bands in the airglow images.

Atmospheric gravity waves are vitally important in transporting energy and momentum throughout the atmosphere, when they break they deposit this and thus drive atmospheric circulation. Atmospheric gravity waves are not well represented in global climate models, observations are needed to help constrain how they are represented in models. The imager system will not only allow us to determine the nature of the gravity wave field around Rothera but will also allow us to determine how they change with altitude (thanks to the multi-filter system).

Award information

Awarded date

22 June 2018

Contract start date

25 June 2018

Contract end date

24 June 2019

Total value of contract

£118,204

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Keo Scientific Ltd

Address

190-221 19 ST SE
Calgary, Alberta
CANADA
T2E 7M2

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Wing Quan

Address

North Star House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Telephone

01793867005

Email

wing.quan@uksbs.co.uk