Phase Comparators · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: National Physical Laboratory

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38) Delivery: UK

Budget not disclosedValue not published

Awarded 9 Mar 2023no call for competition

Awarded to TimeTech

What is being bought

Published requirement description

13 SATRE modems for two-way satellite time and frequency transfer with 2 receive channels.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Procurement of 13 TimeTech model TIM-10139 dual-channel Satellite Time Transfer and…

Procurement of 13 TimeTech model TIM-10139 dual-channel Satellite Time Transfer and Ranging Equipment (SATRE) modems. Two-way satellite time and frequency transfer (TWSTFT) is one of the primary methods to compare national time scales and to provide clock measurements to the BIPM for use in the generation of the international time scale UTC. It is performed between pairs of labs that simultaneously exchange coded signals containing time stamps. The TimeTech SATRE modem is the standard item of equipment that generates the transmitted TWSTFT signals and measures the received signals, and it is in use in all timing institutes in Europe and the USA that operate TWSTFT equipment.

Delivery: UK

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: Goods
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Mar 2024, 12:25 GMT
Last source update: 13 Mar 2024, 12:25 GMT
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-008014
Classification (CPV): Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-044815 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: To meet the requirement to participate in TWSTFT with other NMIs, NPL must operate the same type of modem. TimeTech SATRE modems were previously procured for a bespoke NPL project. Additional SATRE modems are required for the same project. Purchasing the additional SATRE modems from a different supplier would result in significant differences in both the hardware configuration and the operational software between different parts of the project. This would result in non-compliance to the requirement for the design of the project to be the same as far as practical.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Contracts signed 1latest 9 Mar 2023

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
TimeTechSMESubcontracting: declared	€650,533 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 008014-2024-1 · TimeTechSME
Signed
9 Mar 2023
Value
€650,533
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

National Physical Laboratory

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawResearch Hampton Road, Teddington, UK, TW11 0LWContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

NPL Management LtdMediation bodyReview body Teddington

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TimeTechAwarded supplier Raumfahrtsysteme Zeitmeßtechnik Curiestrasse 2, Stuttgart, DE, D-70563

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.