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# T23/0048 - ALIGN Laser CubeSat UKSA NSIP Phase 3

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t23-0048-align-laser-cubesat-uksa-nsip-phase-3-ocds-h6vhtk-03cd72). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University of Northumbria at Newcastle: "T23/0048 - ALIGN Laser CubeSat UKSA NSIP Phase 3". Published status: complete. Published Value: £260,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Dec 2023, 13:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.delta-esourcing.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University of Northumbria at Newcastle](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-of-northumbria-at-newcastle-urn-133854)
- **Published Value:** £260,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 December 2023 at 13:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Communication satellites, Navigation satellites, Observation satellites, Satellite antennas, Satellite communications equipment (+6 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKC
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £466,433 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t23-0048-align-laser-cubesat-uksa-nsip-phase-3-ocds-h6vhtk-03cd72#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03cd72`

## 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/t23-0048-align-laser-cubesat-uksa-nsip-phase-3-ocds-h6vhtk-03cd72#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [delta-esourcing.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.delta-esourcing.com%2Ftenders%2FUK-title%2FEBJQ4FXPX4)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t23-0048-align-laser-cubesat-uksa-nsip-phase-3-ocds-h6vhtk-03cd72#participate

## Description
The University is completing the build of three 6U CubeSats as part of a technology demonstration mission funded by the UK Space Agency. This mission will see the launch of two 6U CubeSats into a sun-synchronous Low Earth Orbit (expected 450 km altitude) in 2026/7. The third 6U CubeSat is our reference model. The payload being developed for assembly integration and testing within the 6U CubeSat bus is a 2U laser communications terminal. The mission goal will be to demonstrate inter-satellite laser optical communications across a range of link lengths up to 1000 km and at least 1 Gbps data transfer rates between the 6U CubeSats. There will be a requirement for a number of ground-passes for frequent data downlink of the experimental results log files and the mission is anticipated to last for 1 year, including a deorbit final stage.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned

- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £491,800
- **Description:** The University is looking to procure satellite parts, orbital modelling and thermal and mechanical modelling to create CubeSats. The University is planning on purchasing the remaining parts for the second CubeSat and, additionally for a complete thir...

### Lot 2: Satellite components
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 32324310, 32530000, 32531000, 32533000, 32534000, 34712200
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £260,000
- **Description:** We are completing the build of three 6U CubeSats as part of a technology demonstration mission funded by the UK Space Agency. This mission will see the launch of two 6U CubeSats into a sun-synchronous Low Earth Orbit (expected 450 km altitude) in 202...

### Lot One: CubeSat Parts
- **Lot id:** `One`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 32530000, 32531000, 35631200, 35631300, 60510000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £108,000
- **Description:** We are completing the build of three 6U CubeSats as part of a technology demonstration mission funded by the UK Space Agency. This mission will see the launch of two 6U CubeSats into a sun-synchronous Low Earth Orbit (expected 450 km altitude) in 202...

### Lot two: UK-Newcastle upon Tyne: Satellites
- **Lot id:** `two`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 32531000, 32533000, 32534000, 34712200, 35631200
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** We are completing the build of three 6U CubeSats as part of a technology demonstration mission funded by the UK Space Agency. This mission will see the launch of two 6U CubeSats into a sun-synchronous Low Earth Orbit (expected 450 km altitude) in 202...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** T23/0048 - ALIGN Laser CubeSat UKSA NSIP Phase 3 (active)
  - Award id: `018510-2024-T23-0048-1`
  - Supplier(s): **EnduroSat Trading LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-116196`
  - Value: £466,433 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** T23/0048 - ALIGN Laser CubeSat UKSA NSIP Phase 3 (active)
  - Signed Value: £466,433
  - Signed Date: 25/05/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F018510-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-06-14T15:05:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T08:28:10.427Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03cd72