Published date: 14 June 2024

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


Closing: 26 May 2024, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Satellites - 34712200

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£466,433

Procurement reference

BIP861038274

Published date

14 June 2024

Closing date

26 May 2024

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

27 May 2024

Contract end date

31 January 2025

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

The University is completing the build of three 6U CubeSats as part of a technology demonstration mission funded by the UK Space Agency. This mission will see the launch of two 6U CubeSats into a sun-synchronous Low Earth Orbit (expected 450 km altitude) in 2026/7. The third 6U CubeSat is our reference model. The payload being developed for assembly integration and testing within the 6U CubeSat bus is a 2U laser communications terminal. The mission goal will be to demonstrate inter-satellite laser optical communications across a range of link lengths up to 1000 km and at least 1 Gbps data transfer rates between the 6U CubeSats. There will be a requirement for a number of ground-passes for frequent data downlink of the experimental results log files and the mission is anticipated to last for 1 year, including a deorbit final stage.

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Award information

Awarded date

26 May 2024

Contract start date

27 May 2024

Contract end date

31 January 2025

Total value of contract

£466,433

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

EnduroSat Trading LTD

Address

1A Flora Str.,
Sofia
1404

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Alex Lyubych

Address

Pandon Building
Camden Street
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
UK

Telephone

+447936036553

Email

alex.lyubych@northumbria.ac.uk