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title: "Habitable Worlds Observatory Detector"
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# Habitable Worlds Observatory Detector

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/habitable-worlds-observatory-detector-ocds-h6vhtk-06e87e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE): "Habitable Worlds Observatory Detector". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/open-university-the-urn-133849)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £585,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/habitable-worlds-observatory-detector-ocds-h6vhtk-06e87e#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06e87e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/habitable-worlds-observatory-detector-ocds-h6vhtk-06e87e#tl-md)

## Description
Habitable Worlds Observatory Detector. Qualification testing of bespoke CIS300 series UVIS detectors. This work is being performed under the remit of a UK Space Agency (UKSA) research grant, with costs for the procurement of this equipment specifically stated within the UKRI offer letter. This phase of work being performed by the OU is taking place in the broader context of a NASA led mission (HWO). The critical success factors for this phase of the activity are completion/delivery of the following items by 31/02/2027:
CIS303-33:
o Part thinning (to pre-AR coat) of 6 off wafers. Each wafer has 4 (unyielded) devices on it.
o 8 Invar PCB packages
• CIS303-66
o Part thinning (to pre-AR coat) of 4 off wafers. Each wafer has 1 (unyielded) device on it.
o 4 Silicon Carbide Packages.
• Back-thinning report
• CIS300 test equipment
o latest build standard of the Te2v CEB.
o Interconnect board.
o Flex rigid PCB.
• FPGA update
o As the requirements for this update are unknown a nominal number has been assumed,
once the requirements are confirmed this cost may increase or reduce.
Phase 2 would follow on to 31/03/2030, if required.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38000000

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Habitable Worlds Observatory Detector (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Teledyne UK LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-172076`
  - Value: £585,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 19/08/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Habitable Worlds Observatory Detector (active)
  - Signed Value: £585,000
  - Signed Date: 31/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F084273-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-07T10:04:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T05:24:22.107Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06e87e