Sensors & Telescopes for the Digital Telescope Prototype
Details
- Topic
- Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- Published
- 26 September 2023
- Submission
- 26 October 2023
- Source
- uk:contracts_finder
Tender description
The University of Warwick Department of Physics has a requirement to purchase equipment required in the assembling of a prototype to enable the development and demonstrate the Digital Telescope concept. The prototype is composed of 52 telescopes and sensors along with associated computing and other infrastructure. The computing requirements will be assessed elsewhere. The Digital Telescope is a dual-use instrument and could make contributions to studies in space domain awareness and astronomy. In order to express interest in this opportunity please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick). The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published26 September 2023Current notice
- Completed: Submission date26 October 2023
About the buyer
University of Warwick is a higher education body that buys mainly through Procurement Services in the Finance Office. Tenders are advertised regularly on the In-Tend portal, and larger contracts also appear on Find a Tender. Suppliers become approved through the university's own tenders or via consortium and national frameworks across the sector. Specialist frameworks such as NERARS cover categories like advertising and media buying. Day-to-day orders run through OPeRA, the university's own e-procurement system. Procurement Services reports into a Deputy Finance Director. Approved suppliers must meet Stage 1 SSIP safety standards. A supplier code of conduct applies to every contract signed.
Education procurement reached £47.4bn in 2024/25, the fourth-largest public sector budget.
Over the past 5 years, most of University of Warwick's contract awards have been in laboratory and precision equipment.
Relevant CPV codes
- 38000000 · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- 38635000 · Telescopes
- 38651600 · Digital cameras
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-warwick.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-warwick.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-warwick.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-warwick.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-warwick.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@university-of-warwick.gov |
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