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# Supply and Installation of A-Step Mount Drive

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-and-installation-of-a-step-mount-drive-ocds-h6vhtk-02ea7d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** 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. Laboratoire Lagrange will be responsible for the robotic operations and yearly maintenance (one or two collaborators go on site every summer campaign).

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [THE UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-university-of-birmingham-urn-133784)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
- **Delivery Location:** UKG31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £198,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02ea7d`

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## Description
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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Description:** 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 ma...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Supply and Installation of A-Step Mount Drive (active)
  - Award id: `025360-2021-SC9515/21-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Laboratoire Lagrange**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-31290`
  - Value: £198,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Supply and Installation of A-Step Mount Drive (active)
  - Signed Value: £198,000
  - Signed Date: 10/10/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F025360-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-10-11T13:48:05.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-01T21:08:37.964Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02ea7d