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Marine Satellite Data Communication Service

Communication satellites
Observation satellites
Telephone and data transmission services
UK
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Met Office: "Marine Satellite Data Communication Service". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMet OfficeScope & 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 Met Office. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
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Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
4.2Bids / Report
7.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 26 active published awards; 26 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 AuthorityMet Office
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
Published16 Nov 2023, 10:34 GMT
Last source update16 Nov 2023, 10:34 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationCommunication satellites, Observation satellites, Telephone and data transmission services
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03e04a
What is being bought
The Met Office operates a network of c.75 weather stations in the marine environment across buoys, ships and other remote platforms or islands – these are deployed in nearshore waters and the Atlantic Ocean, with a few ship stations travelling further afield. The network relies upon satellite communications to ensure continued timely submission of essential marine observation data, with all stations hosting an Autonomous Marine Observing System (AMOS2X) equipped with an Iridium short burst data (SBD) modem. Our contract with our current satellite communications supplier is due to expire, the objective of this procurement therefore, is to identify a satellite communication network and airtime service provider in order to continue to be able to transfer observational data from remote marine stations to our data ingestion system via Iridium service provider generated emails.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    16 Nov 2023, 10:34 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    16 Nov 2023, 10:34 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    16 Nov 2023, 10:34 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    16 Nov 2023, 10:34 GMT
  5. Published value updated to £400,000
    10 Jul 2023, 15:02 BST
  6. Status changed to active
    10 Jul 2023, 15:02 BST
  7. Official notice release published
    10 Jul 2023, 15:02 BST
  8. Submission deadline changed to 17 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
    10 Jul 2023, 15:02 BST
  9. Buyer information updated
    10 Jul 2023, 15:02 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Met Office operates a network of c.75 weather stations in the marine environment across buoys, ships and other remote platforms or islands – these are deployed in nearshore waters and the Atlantic Ocean, with a few ship stations travelling further afield. The network relies upon satellite communications to ensure continued timely submission of essential marine observation data, with all stations hosting an Autonomous Marine Observing System (AMOS2X) equipped with an Iridium short burst data (SBD) modem. Our contract with our current satellite communications supplier is due to expire, the objective of this procurement therefore, is to identify a satellite communication network and airtime service provider in order to continue to be able to transfer observational data from remote marine stations to our data ingestion system via Iridium service provider generated emails.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    16 Nov 2023, 10:34 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 14 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Ground Control Technologies Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
Not published · signed 14 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
highestValidBidValue: 400000
lowestValidBidValue: 300000
bids: 6 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 6 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 0 (lot 1)
highestValidBidValue: 400000 (lot 1)
lowestValidBidValue: 400000 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Met Office

Contracting authority GB-FTS-1117
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  • Met Office
    buyer
    reviewBody

    Fitzroy Road, Exeter, UK, EX1 3PB
    lisa.marvin@metoffice.gov.uk

  • Ground Control Technologies Limited
    supplier

    Unit D2 Churcham Business Park, Churcham, UK, GL2 8AX
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