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Tender: Liverpool Telescope Upgrade – Control Systems, Drive and Enclosure Modernisation (La Palma)

Released 17 days ago

Closes13 Nov 2026

Likely valueEstimate£220K to £520KInflation adjusted

LocationUnited Kingdom

AgencyLiverpool John Moores Universtiry

SourceIn-Tend

CategoryResearch & Development

10 days leftCloses Fri, 13 Nov 2026

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Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), through its Astrophysics Research Institute (ARI), is seeking suppliers to support a planned upgrade of the Liverpool Telescope, a fully robotic 2‑metre astronomical observatory at the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, La Palma, Spain. This pre-market engagement (not a call for competition/ITT) is intended to gather market capability information for work including replacement and modernisation of the Telescope Control System; replacement of azimuth, altitude and Cassegrain axis drive systems; modernisation of enclosure control systems (PLCs, software and control cards); replacement or redesign of selected optical and mechanism control systems; associated control system networking, timing and safety interfaces; and provision of design, manufacture, installation, testing, commissioning, post-upgrade support, knowledge transfer, documentation and training.

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