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title: "High-Speed Spectrometer System"
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# High-Speed Spectrometer System

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/high-speed-spectrometer-system-ocds-h6vhtk-078748). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** London and South East University Group: "High-Speed Spectrometer System". Published status: active. Published Value: £115,833. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 37 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [London and South East University Group](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/london-and-south-east-university-group-GB-PPON-PPJL-2485-DZGH)
- **Published Value:** £115,833 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Spectrometers
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ4
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/high-speed-spectrometer-system-ocds-h6vhtk-078748#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-078748`

## 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:** about 3 bids (model forecast), with the distribution 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:** £116k, level with the buyer's estimate (middle 50%: £103k-£116k), with the comparable awards behind it.
- **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/high-speed-spectrometer-system-ocds-h6vhtk-078748#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Feu-supply.com%2Flogin.asp)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/high-speed-spectrometer-system-ocds-h6vhtk-078748#participate

## Description
The Impact Facility at the University of Kent is looking to procure a High-Speed Spectrometer System for attachment on to a two-stage light gas gun as part of its new ERC funded project.
The Impact Facility has been operating for over 30 years, focusing on the laboratory-based simulation of hypervelocity impact events relevant to spacecraft and planetary science.  The Impact Group regularly presents results at national and international conferences and publishes across a range of science and technology focused journals. 
The funding acquired for this equipment is a European Research Council Consolidator Grant entitled PROSPER that has been awarded to Dr Penelope Wozniakiewiczs.
The PROSPER project focuses on the growing issue of space debris, which poses a threat to orbiting satellites and continued safe access to space.  The specific goals being addressed by the Impact Group will be:
·	Developing advanced detectors to better understand small debris
·	Studying how debris shape affects the damage it inflicts on spacecraft and ejecta that is created
·	Examining the potential side effects deorbiting satellites could bring when they re-enter the atmosphere

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38433000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Estimated Value:** £115,833

- **Contract Period:** 07/12/2026 to 01/04/2027

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F096886-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-14T10:12:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T04:22:28.477Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-078748