Open tender · Notice 096886-2026
High-Speed Spectrometer System
- Value
- £116k
- Closes
- 20 Nov 2026 (12 days)
- Where
- South East
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 7 Dec 2026 – 1 Apr 2027
In plain English
The University of Kent's Impact Facility wants to buy a High-Speed Spectrometer System to attach to a two-stage light gas gun, supporting its ERC-funded PROSPER space debris research project. The contract is expected to run from 7 December 2026 to 1 April 2027.
Good fit for: Specialist scientific equipment suppliers or manufacturers of spectrometer and high-speed imaging systems for research applications.
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What the buyer says
The Impact Facility at the University of Kent is looking to procure a High-Speed Spectrometer System for attachment on to a two-stage light gas gun as part of its new ERC funded project. The Impact Facility has been operating for over 30 years, focusing on the laboratory-based simulation of hypervelocity impact events relevant to spacecraft and planetary science. The Impact Group regularly presents results at national and international conferences and publishes across a range of science and technology focused journals. The funding acquired for this equipment is a European Research Council Consolidator Grant entitled PROSPER that has been awarded to Dr Penelope Wozniakiewiczs. The PROSPER project focuses on the growing issue of space debris, which poses a threat to orbiting satellites and continued safe access to space. The specific goals being addressed by the Impact Group will be: · Developing advanced detectors to better understand small debris · Studying how debris shape affects the damage it inflicts on spacecraft and ejecta that is created · Examining the potential side effects deorbiting satellites could bring when they re-enter the atmosphere
Getting the documents
eu-supply.com/login.asp (the buyer's own site, usually free to register).
Procedure: Below threshold - open competition (Open: anyone can bid (a lower-value contract with lighter rules)). Published 14 Oct 2026.
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