Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a polar orbiting satellite data reception solution
Authority: Met Office (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDirect broadcast polar satellite data and imagery from a range of polar orbiting satellites are
received and utilised to support the Nowcasting and Numerical Weather Prediction
processes at the Met Office.
These data and imagery are received via two independent polar satellite tracking systems
mounted on 5m towers located in a dedicated, purpose built, “satellite dish enclosure” at
our Met Office HQ site in Exeter, Devon, England. Both of these tracking systems are able to
receive direct broadcasts in both L and X bands, depending on which satellites are over passing at any time.
Each of the tracking systems presents received signals to its own dedicated reception
system, with one antenna dish dedicated to feeding into our IT hall 1, and the other dish into
IT hall 2. This architecture provides us with two separate, independent “reception chains”
which together provide a high level of resilience and data availability. If one reception chain
has a fault, we are still able to receive data via the other chain.
Some of our existing reception infrastructure is now approaching end-of-life. Furthermore,
we are looking to future-proof our systems so that they are ready to receive data from future
satellites/missions
CPV: Maintenance services of telecommunications equipment · Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
The lotProcurement structure
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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 (2)
- Compliance to Specification: 70%
- price: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Compliance to Specification: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not 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
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Aug 2021, 12:27 BST
- Last source update
- 3 Aug 2022, 11:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 7 Oct 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN560951- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-021234- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d26bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 7 Oct 2021, 13:00 BST
Timeline
7 Oct 2021 → 3 Aug 2022 · 3 dates- Submission deadline7 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened7 Oct 2021, 13:00 BST
- Notice published3 Aug 2022, 11:56 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete3 Aug 2022, 11:56 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPI Satcom & Antenna Technologies lncSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of a polar orbiting satellite data reception solution · CPI Satcom & Antenna Technologies lncSME
- Signed
- 2 Aug 2022
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Direct broadcast polar satellite data and imagery from a range of polar orbiting… | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 3 | — | £303,473 – £941,227 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £303,473 – £941,227 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- CPI Satcom & Antenna Technologies lncAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.