Expired contract

LUV01156 Perform Thermal Balance and Cycling of the SMILE SXI PFM

Details

Buyer: University of Leicester
Supplier(s): Science and Technology Facilities Council, Rutherford Appleton L
Value: GBP 179,356
Duration: 2 months
Topic: Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Published: 9 June 2023
Source: uk:contracts_finder

Tender description

The Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) Instrument is intended for use on the joint European Space Agency (ESA) and Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) mission Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) to study the interaction of the solar wind with the Earth's magnetosphere and ionosphere. As part of the instrument Proto-Flight Model (PFM) acceptance test campaign, the SXI instrument needs to undergo thermal balance and thermal cycling acceptance testing to demonstrate compliance with instrument thermal performance requirements.

Timeline

Completed: Award published9 June 2023
Current notice
Completed: Award date10 October 2023
Completed: Contract expiry date7 December 2023

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Relevant CPV codes

71600000 · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

Decision makers

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