Company or Institution |
Service |
Logo |
Start date |
Contract end date |
M1LCS Cabinets Heat Exchangers |
|
Nov 2020 |
Dec 2021 |
|
Design and construction of the Paranal ELT Technical Facility |
|
Mar 2018 |
Jul 2019 |
|
Dome and telescope structure design and construction contract |
|
May 2016 |
July 2026 |
|
M4 mirror phase 1 preliminary design |
|
May 2012 |
Jan 2015 |
|
M4 mirror unit final design and manufacturing |
|
Jun 2015 |
Jan 2023 |
|
Design and manufacturing of M1 mirror coating plants |
|
Jun 2018 |
Dec 2021 |
|
Large mirrors coating plant supply |
|
May 2021 |
Feb 2024 |
|
AS Scientific Products Ltd |
Liquid Nitrogen infrastructure |
|
Nov 2023 |
Dec 2026 |
Bertin |
PDS Powered Optics |
|
Feb 2023 |
Sep 2024 |
M1 mirror segment supports design and qualification units |
|
Feb 2015 |
Oct 2017 |
|
Core integration infrastructure |
|
Jul 2017 |
Jun 2020 |
|
ISVV consultancy services |
|
Jan 2016 |
Dec 2025 |
|
Consultancy support for on-site activities |
|
May 2023 |
May 2026 |
|
Freight Forwarding Services |
|
Oct 2020 |
Jul 2030 |
|
Design, manufacture, transport, on-site assembly and verification of the ELT M1 Washing and Stripping Plant |
|
Jan 2020 |
Jan 2024 |
|
FAMES (FOGALE, Micro-Epsilon) |
M1 mirror edge sensors design and manufacturing |
|
Jan 2017 |
May 2022 |
Dataflow Software Components for the ELT |
|
Nov 2018 |
Nov 2026 |
|
C-RED cameras for the MORFEO instrument |
|
Jul 2018 |
Sep 2020 |
|
M5 commissioning mirror - polishing |
|
Jun 2024 |
Dec 2027 |
|
Laser trackers |
|
Oct 2021 |
Feb 2025 |
|
Road and platform construction |
|
Dec 2013 |
Feb 2017 |
|
PFS-A main system design and manufacturing |
|
Apr 2018 |
May 2025 |
|
M1 segment assemblies local coherencer |
|
May 2021 |
Jun 2024 |
|
Main responsible for the MORFEO instrument — full list of Consortium partners can be found here |
|
Feb 2016 |
Aug 2025 |
|
PA consultancy services |
|
Jan 2016 |
Dec 2026 |
|
Software Engineering resources for Central Control Software construction |
|
Mar 2023 |
Dec 2027 |
|
Main responsible for the MICADO instrument — full list of Consortium partners can be found here |
|
Oct 2015 |
Mar 2025 |
|
CSW outsourcing contract |
|
Mar 2023 |
Dec 2027 |
|
Main responsible for the METIS instrument — full list of Consortium partners can be found here |
|
Oct 2015 |
Mar 2026 |
|
M1 mirror position actuators |
|
Jun 2017 |
Sep 2022 |
|
M1LCS Cabinets Procurement and AIV |
|
Dec 2020 |
Jul 2022 |
|
Consultancy support |
|
Jun 2013 |
May 2026 |
|
Electrical power supply 2017 — |
|
Nov 2019 |
Nov 2049 |
|
M4 mirror shells supply |
|
Jul 2015 |
Nov 2023 |
|
M2 mirror and auxiliary equipment supply |
|
Jul 2016 |
Feb 2024 |
|
M3 mirror and auxiliary equipment supply |
|
Feb 2017 |
Sep 2023 |
|
M1 mirrors polishing |
|
May 2017 |
Jun 2024 |
|
M5 mirror blank and polishing |
|
Mar 2019 |
Sep 2024 |
|
M2 mirror blank supply |
|
Jan 2017 |
Jan 2019 |
|
M3 mirror blank supply |
|
Jan 2017 |
Jul 2019 |
|
M1 mirror blanks supply |
|
May 2017 |
Sep 2022 |
|
M5 Commissioning Mirror - Blank |
|
Mar 2024 |
Oct 2024 |
|
Construction all risks insurance |
|
Mar 2018 |
Mar 2026 |
|
M2 and M3 mirror cell design and manufacturing |
|
Jan 2017 |
Jul 2022 |
|
M5 Cell Design and Manufacturing |
|
Nov 2019 |
Mar 2024 |
|
M1 segment assemblies manipulator |
|
Jan 2021 |
Feb 2024 |
|
Supply, and installation of ABC power substations (23kV + 0.4 kV) |
|
Oct 2016 |
Jul 2018 |
|
Main responsible for the HARMONI instrument — full list of Consortium partners can be found here |
|
Oct 2015 |
Apr 2026 |
|
Infrared detectors for the HARMONI, MICADO, METIS instruments |
|
Jul 2018 |
Jan 2023 |
|
CCD-220 Detectors for MORFEO, MICADO, HARMONI, PFS-A, PDS |
|
May 2019 |
Jun 2021 |
|
MUSE type detectors |
|
Sep 2019 |
Jun 2021 |
|
Production of adaptive optics wavefront sensing cameras |
|
Dec 2022 |
Dec 2024 |
|
Laser Projection Subunits |
|
Dec 2020 |
Mar 2025 |
|
Laser sources |
|
Dec 2017 |
Dec 2022 |
|
M1 mirror segment supports design and qualification units |
|
Jan 2015 |
Jul 2017 |
|
M1 mirror segment supports series production |
|
Apr 2018 |
May 2022 |
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