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Habitable Worlds Observatory Detector
Historical: no longer open for bids.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this historical notice.
- Published
- 7 Sep 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
Habitable Worlds Observatory Detector. Qualification testing of bespoke CIS300 series UVIS detectors. This work is being performed under the remit of a UK Space Agency (UKSA) research grant, with costs for the procurement of this equipment specifically stated within the UKRI offer letter. This phase of work being performed by the OU is taking place in the broader context of a NASA led mission (HWO). The critical success factors for this phase of the activity are completion/delivery of the following items by 31/02/2027:
CIS303-33:
o Part thinning (to pre-AR coat) of 6 off wafers. Each wafer has 4 (unyielded) devices on it.
o 8 Invar PCB packages
• CIS303-66
o Part thinning (to pre-AR coat) of 4 off wafers. Each wafer has 1 (unyielded) device on it.
o 4 Silicon Carbide Packages.
• Back-thinning report
• CIS300 test equipment
o latest build standard of the Te2v CEB.
o Interconnect board.
o Flex rigid PCB.
• FPGA update
o As the requirements for this update are unknown a nominal number has been assumed,
once the requirements are confirmed this cost may increase or reduce.
Phase 2 would follow on to 31/03/2030, if required.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 38000000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
3 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 20 Aug 2026Notice
Notice published 20 August 2026.
Release 079409-2026
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Notice published 20 August 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Release 079422-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 7 Sep 2026Notice
Notice published 7 September 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Release 084273-2026
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05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a usable value.
06/ Questions
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06e87e
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- award · Awarded
- Last verified
- Sun 13 Sep 2026, 08:12 BST
- Read at
- Sun 18 Oct 2026, 12:34 BST
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