Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
UK Research & Innovation
https://www.ukri.org/, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FL
Contact
Elizabeth Gage
Telephone
+44 7563420665
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Research
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
UKRI-2131 METIS LMS Small Mirrors
Reference number
UKRI-2131
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 38636000 - Specialist optical instruments
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
The UK Astronomy Technology Centre (UK ATC) is a laboratory within the Science & Technology Facilities Council which is part of UK Research & Innovation. The UK ATC has responsibility within the METIS project to design, build, test and deliver the LMS to our project partners NOVA in The Netherlands.
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: £162,405
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
UNITED KINGDOM
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), currently under construction in Chile, will be the world’s largest telescope operating in the visible and infrared wavelength domain. It is part of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), an inter-governmental research organization.
METIS is an imager and spectrometer for the (ELT), operating at wavelengths of 2.7 micron to around 14 micron.
A subsystem within METIS is the LM band spectrometer (LMS) which will provide high resolution (R ≈ 100,000) over the range 2.7-5.3 micron.
A pre-disperser (a low resolution prism spectrometer) with an exit slit mask is used to define the bandpass within the LM band, acting as an order sorting filter for the echelle. Multiple exposures with rotation of the pre-disperser and main disperser are required to build up a continuous spectrum.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-000907
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
5 July 2022
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University of Durham
The Palatine Centre, Stockton Road
Durham
DH1 3LE
Telephone
+44 1913346493
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
National registration number
RC000650
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £162,405
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
To view this notice, please click here:
https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=718724199
GO Reference: GO-202297-PRO-20915190
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
UK Research and Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FL
Country
United Kingdom