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Broadcast of the Time From NPL

Postal and telecommunications services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: National Physical Laboratory: "Broadcast of the Time From NPL". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNational Physical LaboratoryScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for National Physical Laboratory. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Competition Density
3.5Bids / Report
30.4% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 59 active published awards; 23 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNational Physical Laboratory
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
Last source update15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationPostal and telecommunications services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03223d
What is being bought
Broadcast of the Time From NPL (formerly MSF 60kHz Standard Frequency & Time Service) We are purchasing the service to provide, operate and maintain the MSF signal at a carrier frequency of 60 kHz. The effective radiated power of the signal shall be sufficient to provide a minimum field strength of 100 uVolts / m at a distance of 1000km from the transmitter, and shall cover the whole of mainland UK. The contractor shall provide at least 2 frequency standards able to maintain the carrier frequency at 60 kHz to within 2E-12 (2 parts in 10 to the power of 12) over a period of 30 days without dependence on off-air reception of any signal and shall provide the equipment required to generate and to monitor the correct time and date code at the Transmission Station.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    We are purchasing the service to provide, operate and maintain the MSF signal at a carrier frequency of 60 kHz. The effective radiated power of the signal shall be sufficient to provide a minimum field strength of 100 uVolts / m at a distance of 1000km from the transmitter, and shall cover the whole of mainland UK. The contractor shall provide at least 2 frequency standards able to maintain the carrier frequency at 60 kHz to within 2E-12 (2 parts in 10 to the power of 12) over a period of 30 days without dependence on off-air reception of any signal and shall provide the equipment required to generate and to monitor the correct time and date code at the Transmission Station. Contract length: 5 Years.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 15 Mar 2022, 00:00 GMT · £1,999,268
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Babcock Communications Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£1,999,268 · signed 15 Mar 2022, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

National Physical Laboratory

Contracting authority GB-FTS-155
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  • National Physical Laboratory
    buyer

    Hampton Road, Teddington, UK, TW11 0LW
    nina.heath@npl.co.uk

  • Babcock Communications Limited
    supplier

    Floor 2 Blue Fin Building, 110 Southwark Street, London, UK, SE1 0TA

  • NPL Management Ltd
    mediationBody
    reviewBody

    Hampton Road, Teddington, TW11 0LW
Documents (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleWe are awarding this contract directly as no other provider has come forward to offer the service, and we believe that there is no other infrastructure other than that currently installed at Anthorne, operated by Babcock International, that is able to offer this service. Related PIN reference number: 2022-040278