Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2018-12-04
Buyer: The University of Manchester
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 34710000: Helicopters and aeroplanes | 34711200: Aeroplanes
Submission deadline: 2019-01-07
Award criteria: The most economic tender
EU fund: Horizon Europe

Technical requirements: 3U CubeSat Launch. This requirement is for the launch of a CubeSat mission which would make in-situ measurements of the lower thermosphere, measure thermospheric winds, and carry out spacecraft aerodynamic characterisation and control tests. This requirement has specific Orbit Injection, and launch period. The Space Systems Engineering research group has a wide range of interests and expertise in the development of novel technologies and methods for space system design and state-of-the-art research in orbital and hypersonic aerodynamics. The group is also actively engaged in the development of nanosatellite missions for a variety of innovative applications and is leading the Horizon 2020 Discoverer programme which aims to radically redesign Earth observation satellites for sustained operation at significantly lower orbital altitudes.This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 737183.
3U CubeSat Launch. This requirement is for the launch of a CubeSat. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 737183.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 737183.
The authority will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the applicant was unsuccessful. If an appeal regarding the award of the contract has not been successfully resolved, The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI 2015 No. 102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales, and Northern Ireland).Any such action must generally be brought within 3 months. If a declaration of ineffectiveness is sought, any such action must be brought within 30 days where the authority has communicated the award of the contract and a summary of reasons to tenderers, or otherwise within 6 months of the contract being entered into. Where a contract has not been entered into, the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the authority to amend any document and may award damages. If the contract has been entered into the court may, depending on the circumstances, award damages, make a declaration of ineffectiveness, order the authority to pay a fine, and/or order that the duration of the contract be shortened. The purpose of the standstill period referred to above is to allow the parties to apply to the courts to set aside the award decision before the contract is entered into.

Eligibility requirements: As stated in the procurement documents.