Published date: 5 April 2023
This notice was replaced on 13 June 2023
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Awarded contract (published 13 June 2023)
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Contract summary
Industry
Oscilloscopes - 38342000
Location of contract
South East
Value of contract
£1,200,000
Procurement reference
2023UoS-0677
Published date
5 April 2023
Closing date
9 May 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
2 June 2023
Contract end date
1 October 2026
Contract type
Supply contract
Procedure type
Open procedure (above threshold)
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Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
This purchase is for a Real-Time Oscilloscope and Optical Modulation Analyser and is part of a project that aims at establishing an open experimental facility for the UK research community that will enable its users to experiment over a wide range of wavelengths, and generate, detect and analyse signals at unprecedented speeds. The new facility will enable the characterisation of signals in time and will offer a detailed analysis of their frequency components. Coherent detection will be possible, thereby offering information on both the amplitude and phase characteristics of the signals.
This unique capability of the new equipment will enable its users to devise and execute a range of novel experiments. For example, it will be possible to experiment using signals, such as those that will be adopted in the communication networks of the future. It will make it possible to reveal the characteristics of novel devices and components to an extent that has previously not been possible. It will also be possible to analyse the response of experimental systems in unprecedented detail.
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About the buyer
Address
BUILDING 37, HIGHFIELD CAMPUS,UNIVERSITY ROAD
SOUTHAMPTON
SO171BJ
England
Telephone
02380595000
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