T23/0048 - ALIGN Laser CubeSat UKSA NSIP Phase 3
A Contract Award Notice
by UNIVERSITY OF NORTHUMBRIA AT NEWCASTLE
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Supply)
- Duration
- 1 year (est.)
- Value
- £466K-£533K
- Sector
- TECHNOLOGY
- Published
- 14 Jun 2024
- Delivery
- To 14 Jun 2025 (est.)
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
NORTH EAST (ENGLAND)
2 buyers
- Northumbria At Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne
1 supplier
- Endurosat Trading Sofia
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.
Lot Division
1 | CubeSat Parts We are completing the build of three 6U CubeSats as part of a technology demonstration mission funded by the UK Space Agency. |
2 | UK-Newcastle upon Tyne: Satellites We are completing the build of three 6U CubeSats as part of a technology demonstration mission funded by the UK Space Agency. … CubeSat parts. |
Award Detail
1 | Endurosat Trading (Sofia)
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Award Criteria
Quality | 80.0 |
Price | 20.0 |
CPV Codes
- 34712200 - Satellites
- 35631200 - Observation satellites
- 35631300 - Navigation satellites
- 60510000 - Satellite launch services
- 32530000 - Satellite-related communications equipment
- 32531000 - Satellite communications equipment
- 32533000 - Satellite earth stations
- 32534000 - Satellite platforms
Indicators
- Award on basis of price and quality.
Other Information
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Reference
- FTS 018510-2024