Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13c10-d11a-70c6-967a-09697a699c6e/uk-sbs-single-board-camera-development

awarded GB negotiated without publication procedure Suitable for SMEs

# UK SBS Single Board Camera Development

[UK Shared Business Services Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited)

Estimated value

£46,741

Published

14 Mar 2017

Deadline

Closed

14 Mar 2017

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Small contract value

    Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services.

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## About this tender

STFC have a long running project in the design and production of sensors for Imaging Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (ToF-MS). In ToF-MS, a sample is ionised and its constituent parts accelerated to hit a detector. The time of flight of each corresponds to its mass. In the PImMS (Pixel Imagin Mass Spectrometry) detector, an image at each time segment is also possible. This allows even more information to be derived, such as the structure of the original molecule.

STFC designed the PImMS sensor, and bought a camera for it from Aspect Systems along with our partners at Oxford University. The IP in this camera (including the schematics, design and FPGA firmware) belongs to Aspect Systems. Recently, it has been decided to request an updated camera from Aspect which would allow faster readout from the sensor.

This procurement will cover the design and manufacture of a high speed, single board camera based on existing Aspect Systems IP developed for the PImMS project.

## CPV classification

Sensors

Source

Contracts Finder (UK)

[View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/71daab36-640a-40dc-a451-e1cc6e9c9d7a)

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