Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)
The Vice-Chancellors Office,Walton Hall
MILTON KEYNES
MK76AA
Contact
Procurement Services
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKJ12 - Milton Keynes
Charity Commission (England and Wales)
RC000391
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://in-tendhost.co.uk/openuniversity
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Education
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply of hardware as part of The OU spaceflight instrument and planetary science research
Reference number
OUPA11266
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38430000 - Detection and analysis apparatus
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The Open University is procuring specialist hardware from a third party provider.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £1,100,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKJ12 - Milton Keynes
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A contract to procure CIS303 CMOS detectors for testing and inclusion in the wider Canadian Space Agency Cosmological Advanced Survey Telescope for Optical and ultraviolet Research (CASTOR) mission.
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated without a prior call for competition
- The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason:
- absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation:
The Open University (The OU) have recently been awarded funding via the UK Space Agency's International bilateral funding call to carry out the specific task of procuring and testing detectors for a proposed Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Cosmological Advanced Survey Telescope for Optical and ultraviolet Research (CASTOR) mission.
The detectors specified by the CSA must have high quantum efficiency for the 150nm - 400nm UV wavelengths. This range requires careful optimisation of the back surface passivation of the detector, and the application of appropriate antireflection technologies.
As part of this procurement, a number of devices will be coated using three different techniques before being supplied to The OU to undergo rigorous testing to identify the coating most suitable to meet the requirements of the project. One of the coating processes is owned by Teledyne UK Limited. The other two have been developed by third parties under non-disclosure agreements for this specific project, are at an early technology readiness level and are not commercially available other than via Teledyne UK Limited for this specific project.
It should be noted that these devices are not commercially available products but are under development by Teledyne UK Limited. Previous development phases for these devices have been factored into the schedule and re-commencing a product development programme elsewhere would not align with the schedule for this activity nor the CSA's overall mission schedule. Additionally, any coating techniques not already in development within the parameters of the project will not be suitable. It is therefore the OU's intention to place a contract for CIS303 CMOS detectors with Teledyne UK Limited on 30 April 2024 using the negotiated procedure without prior publication under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) (competition is absent for technical reasons) and / or regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) (the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights). A contract award notice will follow in due course.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract/concession
Contract No
OUPA11266
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract/concession
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
29 April 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor/concessionaire
Teledyne UK Limited
106 Waterhouse Lane
Chelmsford
CM12QU
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKH3 - Essex
Companies House
00432014
The contractor/concessionaire is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot/concession (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot/concession: £1,100,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Open University (The OU) have recently been awarded funding via the UK Space Agency's International bilateral funding call to carry out the specific task of procuring and testing detectors for a proposed Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Cosmological Advanced Survey Telescope for Optical and ultraviolet Research (CASTOR) mission.
The detectors specified by the CSA must have high quantum efficiency for the 150nm - 400nm UV wavelengths. This range requires careful optimisation of the back surface passivation of the detector, and the application of appropriate antireflection technologies.
As part of this procurement, a number of devices will be coated using three different techniques before being supplied to The OU to undergo rigorous testing to identify the coating most suitable to meet the requirements of the project. One of the coating processes is owned by Teledyne UK Limited. The other two have been developed by third parties under non-disclosure agreements for this specific project, are at an early technology readiness level and are not commercially available other than via Teledyne UK Limited for this specific project.
It should be noted that these devices are not commercially available products but are under development by Teledyne UK Limited. Previous development phases for these devices have been factored into the schedule and re-commencing a product development programme elsewhere would not align with the schedule for this activity nor the CSA's overall mission schedule. Additionally, any coating techniques not already in development within the parameters of the project will not be suitable. It is therefore the OU's intention to place a contract for CIS303 CMOS detectors with Teledyne UK Limited on 30 April 2024 using the negotiated procedure without prior publication under regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) (competition is absent for technical reasons) and / or regulation 32(2)(b)(iii) (the protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights). A contract award notice will follow in due course.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
N/A
N/A
Country
United Kingdom