Project OBERON · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Goods

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£0pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The UK MOD are developing a space-based Intelligence Surveillance and Recognisance (ISR) capability. To support the development of this capability, Dstl have provided UK defence with ISR mission options, one of which is OBERON.

The Oberon mission will develop and deliver a Day/Night, all weather capable, high-performance SAR satellite capability, providing freedom of action to conduct ISR activities and demonstrate an operational capability to defence forces. This will enable the development of Defence requirements and, in addition, support allied partner activities.

The Oberon mission is planned to consist of three satellites flying in a close cluster formation. Each satellite will carry a primary SAR and, desirably, a secondary passive RF payload.

OBERON will provide a platform for Defence to explore and develop novel and improved ISR solutions to meet Defence requirements. OBERON will be a constituent part of the future ISR constellation under programme ISTARI and will provide underpinning capabilities for future generations of UK MOD ISR platforms.

Approvals are ongoing - Estimated cost currently unknown.

CPV: Spacecraft, satellites and launch vehicles

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Legal basis: CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
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: Unspecified in notice
First published: 29 Jul 2022, 12:15 BST
Last source update: 29 Jul 2022, 12:15 BST
FTS notice number: 2022/S 000-020798
Classification (CPV): Spacecraft, satellites and launch vehicles
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-035768 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: Financing conditions and payment terms will be outlined within the terms and conditions of the Framework Agreement, and specific Framework call-off tasking documentation.

Publisher note: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentSpace Delivery Team, Defence Equipment and SupportDefence Space Delivery Team, Spruce 1C, MoD Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Process and specification contact points (3)

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Official documents & specifications

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