Published date: 31 January 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.


Closing: 13 March 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Astronomical and optical instruments - 38630000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£272,000

Procurement reference

UCL-PROC-403

Published date

31 January 2017

Closing date

13 March 2017

Contract start date

28 March 2017

Contract end date

27 March 2022

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 UCL Department of Physics and Astronomy requires a large Telescope, as fully described in Schedule 1 of this tender. The New Telescope will be the largest reflective telescope present at the Observatory and will be assembled in the Wilson Building. The large primary size (80cm) will provide a higher rate of light input than all the existing units. At the same time a dual Nasmyth focus will allow the installation of two separate instruments which will benefit from this telescope. The budget for this tender is 272K. Suppliers that provide tender responses above this budget limited will have their offers rejected. The specification detailing UCL's full requirements is set out in Schedule 4 (Specification) and should be read before Bidders begin to respond to this ITT.


About the buyer

Contact name

University College London Procurement Services

Address

Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
England

Email

tenders.procurement@ucl.ac.uk