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260001 Contract for the Supply and Delivery of 3 Large Format High Cadence Cameras Equipment for the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope

Buyer: Queen's University Belfast →

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BuyerQueen's University Belfast
StatusAwarded
Deadline16 Feb 2026
Value£370,000
Published18 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Queen’s University wish to procure 3 large-format, high-cadence cameras to be installed onto the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope based in Hawaii for the purposes of scientific research. The cameras will cover a large field of view at the telescope diffraction limit.

Lot details

Lot 1

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Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byGPA, CPTPP
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

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Awards

Contracts

260001 Contract for the Supply and Delivery of 3 Large Format, High Cadence Cameras Equipment for the Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope

Statusactive
Value£419,999

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

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OCIDocds-h6vhtk-060717
Latest release ID024553-2026
Latest release timestampWed Mar 18 2026 12:27:09 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003669-2026
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release1
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
18 Mar 2026award, contract024553-2026
2 Mar 2026award, contract018574-2026
15 Jan 2026tender003669-2026
15 Jan 2026planning003668-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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15 Jan 2026 · 003668-2026 · planning
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