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PRIMUS II Ground Station Support Solution

Buyer: Ministry of Defence →

BuyerMinistry of Defence
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£1,800,000
Published25 Feb 2026

What is being bought

UK001 Notice - Pipeline Notice for PRIMUS II Ground Station Support Solution This procurement shall be considered for competitive tender via the Space Technology Solutions Dynamic Market (RM6370), should you be interested in this procurement - please register to the Dynamic Market. Please note, this is a UK001 Pipeline Notice, which is a new legal requirement for contracting authorities under the Procurement Act 23. These notices are required for transparency of public spend and do not formally launch a procurement procedure therefore no response is required. Further notices relating to the requirement will be published on the Find a Tender Service in due course. Update: The Authority has amended the estimated dates for this notice for PRIMUS II In‑Service Support Solution. The Authority wishes to thank suppliers for the time and attention given to the material issued to date, and advises suppliers to remain alert to future procurement activity.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Networks 32400000Telecommunications network 32412100Telecommunications equipment and supplies 32500000Satellite communications equipment 32531000Communications equipment 32570000Communications infrastructure 32571000Data-communications equipment 32581000Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment 50330000Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services 50332000Technical services 71356000Technical support services 71356300System and support services 72250000Software-related services 72260000Software maintenance and repair services 72267000Software supply services 72268000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 1 Aug 2027 to 1 Aug 2030
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Telecommunications equipment and supplies, Communications equipment, Data-communications equipment, Telecommunications network, Networks, Satellite communications equipment, Communications infrastructure, System and support services, Software-related services, Software maintenance and repair services, Software supply services, Technical support services, Technical services, Telecommunications-infrastructure maintenance services, Maintenance services of telecommunications equipmentNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 32. The category anchor is Networks (32400000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 326182 median · 38.5 average (162 of 618 with a bid count)3.4 average (178 of 618 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer8Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK1744 median · 169.6 average (31 of 174 with a bid count)7.3 average (42 of 174 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)56Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimedefenceSecurity
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-065c18
Latest release ID016912-2026
Latest release timestampWed Feb 25 2026 13:55:32 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodselective
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£1,800,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
25 Feb 2026planning016912-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
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