Published date: 28 July 2023

Last edited date: 28 July 2023

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


Closing: 21 December 2022, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Research and experimental development services - 73100000

Location of contract

NR4 7TJ

Value of contract

£0 to £453,274

Procurement reference

IT-37-793-PURCON 1059 - AWARD

Published date

28 July 2023

Closing date

21 December 2022

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 May 2023

Contract end date

30 April 2024

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Traditional methods of subsurface monitoring are restricted in either time or space. Spot measurements record continuously but lack spatial resolution. Campaign measurements capture high spatial resolution data at a single point in time. Distributed Sensing (DS) is a brand-new technology for environmental research that does not rely upon individual sensors but utilises optical fibre. DS methods will become increasingly used to analyse systems on a new range of scales - the high spatial resolution allows for microscopic-scale studies; the length of cables enables large-scale investigations.

The University of East Anglia has acquired funding for a system that includes distributed acoustic sensor (DAS), distributed strain sensor (DSS) and distributed temperature sensor (DTS). DAS to record high-frequency ground motion associated with natural sources such as earthquakes and active sources for exploration, DSS to record slower ground deformation from sources such as tectonic slip, glacial rebound and erosional processes, and DTS to capture temperature profiles and variations in the subsurface. Thus, DiSTANS (Distributed Strain, Temperature and Acoustic seNsing Suite) will contribute to answering many challenging questions related to the subsurface, and their control on the surface environment. Hence, DiSTANS will be deployed in a range of potentially hazardous environments.

Award information

Awarded date

20 February 2023

Contract start date

1 May 2023

Contract end date

30 April 2024

Total value of contract

£413,374

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Silixa Ltd

Address

230 Centennial Park Unit 230, Borehamwood, United Kingdom, WD6 3SN

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Karen Gallant

Address

Earlham Road
Norwich Research Park
Norwich
NR4 7TJ
United Kingdom

Telephone

01603 592728

Email

karen.gallant@uea.ac.uk