Published date: 9 February 2017

This notice was replaced on 19 April 2017

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 19 April 2017)

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.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Astronomical and optical instruments - 38630000

Location of contract

Yorkshire and the Humber

Value of contract

£50,000

Procurement reference

1588/DM

Published date

9 February 2017

Closing date

28 February 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

2 April 2017

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

ULTRACAM is a high-speed, three-arm optical CCD camera designed to study astrophysics on fast timescales. It is currently a visitor instrument on the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) 3.5m New Technology Telescope (NTT) at La Silla, Chile. The instrument was built by a consortium involving the Universities of Sheffield, Warwick, and the UK Astronomy Technology Centre in Edinburgh. ULTRACAM was funded by the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).

The current collimator that we use with ULTRACAM is not optimised for use on the NTT. We are, therefore, opening a tender for the manufacture of a new collimator for ULTRACAM on the NTT.

More information

Links

Additional text

Tender documents will only be available via the In-Tend site. All communication through In-Tend, please.

About the buyer

Address

Floor 4, The Arts Tower
The University of Sheffield
Sheffield
S10 2TN
England

Email

d.middle@sheffield.ac.uk