Published date: 22 March 2018

This notice was replaced on 14 June 2018

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Awarded contract (published 14 June 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Fibre-optic apparatus - 38621000

Location of contract

Scotland

Value of contract

£175,000

Procurement reference

UKSBS PR18055 FFA Micro Lens & Assembly

Published date

22 March 2018

Closing date

30 April 2018

Contract start date

1 June 2018

Contract end date

31 May 2019

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 30/04/2018 AT 14:00 HOURS.

DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER - PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED IN THE ADDITIONAL TEXT SECTION .

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MOONS (Multi-Objects Optical and Near-infrared
Spectrograph) is a new concept for an astronomical
spectrograph for the European Southern
Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT). It has
been selected by the European Southern Observatory
(ESO) in response to a call for proposals for the
development of 3rd generation instrumentation.
The Science and Technology Facilities Council
(STFC), through its UK Astronomy Technology Centre
(UKATC), requires a Baseplate for the Fibre
Positioning Module to be manufactured and machined
as part of the MOONS project.
The MOONS Spectrograph design consists of two
identical cryogenic spectrographs. Each spectrograph
incorporates three cameras fed by fibre optics.
The Spectrograph includes a Fibre Positioning Module
which will employ 1001 robotic fibre positioners to
simultaneously position optical fibres onto individual
sky objects for a highly multiplexed spectrographic
survey. The fibre positioners are fixed to a baseplate
which orients each one such that it is aligned with the
chief ray from the telescope optics and instrument
field corrector. This orientation is the critical
performance parameter for the instrument front end
mechanical system.
The Scope of this requirement is for the front-end fibre
assembly micro lens and micro lens assembly for the
MOONS project. For detailed specification please see
document VLT-SPE-MON-14620-1008.

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All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values
that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts).
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About the buyer

Contact name

Andrew Fernandez

Address

Polaris House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

andrew.fernandez@uksbs.co.uk

Website

http://www.uksbs.co.uk