UKRI-1659 METIS - Integral Field Unit (IFU) Components

A Contract Award Notice
by UK RESEARCH & INNOVATION

Source
Contracts Finder
Type
Contract (Products)
Duration
2 year
Value
£495K
Sector
INDUSTRIAL
Published
21 Apr 2022
Delivery
20 Apr 2022 to 19 Apr 2024
Deadline
07 Mar 2022 00:00

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

1 supplier

Description

The European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), currently under construction in Chile, will be the world's largest telescope operating in the visible and infrared wavelength domain. It is part of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), an inter-governmental research organization. METIS is an imager and spectrometer for the (ELT), operating at wavelengths of 2.7 micron to around 14 micron. The integral field unit (IFU) is an all reflective image slicing IFU with 28 slices. It is intended that the optical components of the IFU will be manufactured using single point diamond machining to generate the multiple mirror facets on monolithic components.

Award Detail

1 Durham University (None)
  • Value: £495,113

CPV Codes

  • 38636000 - Specialist optical instruments

Indicators

  • Contract is suitable for SMEs.

Other Information

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