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title: "Silicon Wafers for Test Chips"
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# Silicon Wafers for Test Chips

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/silicon-wafers-for-test-chips-ocds-h6vhtk-055960). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** OPEN UNIVERSITY(THE): "Silicon Wafers for Test Chips". 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:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/silicon-wafers-for-test-chips-ocds-h6vhtk-055960#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-055960`

## 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/silicon-wafers-for-test-chips-ocds-h6vhtk-055960#tl-md)

## Description
As part of the existing Technology Development Element (TDE) contract with the European Space Agency (ESA), the Open University (OU), in company with Teledyne-e2v, are required to procure and test three experimental test chips for characterisation and testing.
Phase 1: To procure Silicon wafers for the manufacture of Front Side Illuminated (FSI) soft X-ray Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) imaging detectors to characterise their Electro Optical (EO) performance both pre and post irradiation.
Phase 2: A potential second phase subject to funding to process any remaining Silicon wafers from the first phase for the manufacture of Back Side Illuminated (BSI) soft X-ray CMOS imaging detectors to characterise their EO performance both pre and post irradiation.
Phase 3: A potential third phase subject to funding to procure Silicon wafers to manufacture another batch of either FSI or BSI soft X-ray CMOS imaging detectors for further characterisation of their EO performance both pre and post irradiation.
Cost
Phase 1: £220,000
Phase 2: £250,000
Phase 3: £350,00
Total: £820,000

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0001: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0001`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Silicon Wafers for Test Chips (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **X-FAB Sarawak Sdn. Bhd.**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-169603`
  - Value: €220,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 03/07/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Silicon Wafers for Test Chips (active)
  - Signed Value: €220,000
  - Signed Date: 16/07/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F049225-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-08-15T14:27:18.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T19:56:55.707Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-055960