Official UK procurement notice
Marine Satellite Data Communication Service
Authority: Met Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe 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.
CPV: Communication satellites · Observation satellites · Telephone and data transmission services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 30
- price: 30
- Social Value and Net Zero: 10
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality: 60
- Social Value and Net Zero: 10
- Price: 30
- Price: 30
- Price carries 60 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. Quality carries 60 of 130: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 10 Jul 2023, 15:02 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Nov 2023, 10:34 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 17 Aug 2023 – …
- Authority reference
DN661091- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-033883- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e04aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 17 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 17 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
Timeline
17 Aug 2023 → 16 Nov 2023 · 3 dates- Submission deadline17 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened17 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST
- Notice published16 Nov 2023, 10:34 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete16 Nov 2023, 10:34 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ground Control Technologies (UK) Limited | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 033883-2023-DN661091-1 · Ground Control Technologies (UK) Limited
- Signed
- 14 Sept 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Met Office operates a network of c.75 weather stations in the marine environment… | 6bids · 6 electronic | 0 | — | £400,000 – £400,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £300,000 – £400,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ground Control Technologies LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.