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Supply and Installation of A-Step Mount Drive

Laboratory
optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
West Midlands (UKG31)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM: "Supply and Installation of A-Step Mount Drive". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAMScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
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Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Competition Density
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Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
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Published11 Oct 2021, 14:48 BST
Last source update11 Oct 2021, 14:48 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLaboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG31)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02ea7d
What is being bought
The University of Birmingham and CNRS have closely collaborated since 2019 to develop a program of observations of exoplanets from Antarctica in the frame of the ASTEP project lead by the Lagrange Laboratory at OCA. A new focal instrument was developed for the ASTEP telescope. The University of Birmingham contributed a new camera with large bandwidth and this will be installed on the telescope at the end of 2021 for its use during the southern winter 2022 and further. The scientific teams of the CNRS and the University of Birmingham, both agree to develop a new direct-drive mount, called ASTEP-Mount, specifically designed for the conditions in Antarctica, to replace the present ASTEP commercial mount. The University of Birmingham will provide a financial contribution to the CNRS which covers a part of the cost of the new mount and CNRS will be in charge of the purchase, assembly, tests, adaptation and installation of the ASTEP-Mount at the Concordia station in Antarctica. CNRS, the Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, the University of Birmingham and ESA are contributing to this upgrade.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Oct 2021, 14:48 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    11 Oct 2021, 14:48 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    11 Oct 2021, 14:48 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    The testing will be done at Laboratoire Lagrange, which is equipped with adequate facilities including a low temperature enclosure. The software development will also be done at Laboratoire Lagrange. All the logistics related to Concordia is fully managed by the French and Italian polar agencies IPEV and PNRA. The telescope runs in automatic mode and can be remotely controlled. Laboratoire Lagrange will be responsible for the robotic operations and yearly maintenance (one or two collaborators go on site every summer campaign). Daily maintenance will be handled by the winter-over crew as in previous years. The telescope is owned by Laboratoire Lagrange so the organisation will be decided only by the parties mentioned in this proposal. CNRS will openly collaborate with the University of Birmingham on the tools and procedures needed to properly read and manipulate PID (Proportional Integral Derivative) controllers used to tune a telescope's direct-drive mount securely and accurately. This transfer will take the form of detailed documentation.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    11 Oct 2021, 14:48 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 11 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · £198,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Laboratoire Lagrange
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Contracts
Supply and Installation of A-Step Mount Drive
£198,000 · signed 11 Oct 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Contracting authority GB-FTS-23416
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  • UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM
    buyer

    Chancellors Close, BIRMINGHAM, UKG31, B152TT
    S.Y.Ting@bham.ac.uk

  • Laboratoire Lagrange
    supplier

    Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire de la Côte, d'Azur, CNRS, Bd de l'Observatoire, CS 34229, Nice cedex 4, FR, 06304

  • University of Birmingham
    reviewBody

    Edgbaston, B15 2TT
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Planning and rationale
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Procedure rationaleLaboratoire Lagrange is to the best of our knowledge the only company that can provide the new direct-drive mount. The proposed mount is expensive because the motors and encoders are entirely insulated and heated which requires a new mechanical design. Special bearings, low-temperature grease and dedicated cables are used. The mount is to be fully tested in a cold chamber prior to its delivery.