Official UK procurement notice
Broadcast of the Time From NPL
Authority: National Physical Laboratory
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBroadcast 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.
CPV: Postal and telecommunications services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1We are purchasing the service to provide, operate and maintain the MSF signal at a…
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.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Mar 2022, 22:45 GMT
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-007075- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03223dFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
We 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
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babcock Communications LimitedSubcontracting: declared | £1,999,268 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 007075-2022-1 · Babcock Communications Limited
- Signed
- 15 Mar 2022
- Value
- £1,999,268
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NPL Management LtdMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Babcock Communications LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.