# Sensors & Telescopes for the Digital Telescope Prototype

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [The University of Warwick](/buyers/the-university-of-warwick/contract-awards)
- Published: 26 September 2023
- Planned start: 7 November 2023
- Planned end: 7 November 2024
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: a25021e3-9c85-4494-bc3b-3e6cdc5f99a8-683736
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b52f8858-ad78-4c3f-9eac-6a489a62db2d

## Description

The University of Warwick Department of Physics has a requirement to purchase equipment required in the assembling of a prototype to enable the development and demonstrate the Digital Telescope concept\. The prototype is composed of 52 telescopes and sensors along with associated computing and other infrastructure\. The computing requirements will be assessed elsewhere\. The Digital Telescope is a dual-use instrument and could make contributions to studies in space domain awareness and astronomy\. In order to express interest in this opportunity please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal \(https://in-tendhost\.co\.uk/universityofwarwick\)\. The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 \(as amended\) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive\. Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation\. Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a25021e3-9c85-4494-bc3b-3e6cdc5f99a8-683736)