Published date: 6 September 2022
Last edited date: 6 September 2022
Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.
Contract summary
Industry
Satellite platforms - 32534000
Satellite launch services - 60510000
Location of contract
YO10 5DD
Value of contract
£1,600,000
Procurement reference
IT-104-3716-UY/PROC/815 - AWARD
Published date
6 September 2022
Closing date
8 February 2022
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
24 August 2022
Contract end date
31 December 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?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
The UK Quantum Communications Hub, led by the University of York, and part of the UK National Quantum Technologies Programme, is developing a quantum science payload for a satellite-to-ground In-Orbit Demonstration (IOD). The IOD is an R&D mission, whose main focus is the payload, which includes novel quantum key distribution sources communicating with corresponding receivers in a dedicated Hub Optical Ground station in the UK adapted for the purpose.
Suppliers are invited to submit proposals for the satellite, systems, and services required to deliver and support the IOD. The requirement includes a dedicated or shared satellite host for the payload, operating in Low Earth Orbit; integration and testing of the payload in the satellite. A launch and early operations phase (LEOP) is also required, together with post-LEOP satellite operations for the duration of the IOD, which is expected to last for least 12 months.
Award information
Awarded date
24 August 2022
Contract start date
24 August 2022
Contract end date
31 December 2024
Total value of contract
£1,596,000
This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.
ISIS - Innovative Solutions In Space
Address
Motorenweg 23, Delft, The Netherlands, Netherlands, 2623 CR
Reference
None
About the buyer
Contact name
Dom Roebuck
Address
Heslington
York
North Yorkshire
YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
Telephone
+44 1904 328211
Website
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Closing: 8 February 2022, 12pm