Official UK procurement notice
Satellite Internet for BAS Ship and Stations
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is looking for satellite communication services to allow for internet connections onboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough as well as the research
stations. This is a split requirement, 1 lot within the procurement will be for a Geostationary Earth Orbit satellite connection (GEO) and the other lot is for a Low Earth Orbit connection (LEO).
CPV: Internet and intranet software development services · Networking, Internet and intranet software development services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£2,000,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Geostationary Earth Orbiting (GEO) connectionAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,200,000
The requirement of this Lot is for a fully integrated GEO system.
Full details of the requirement can be found in the Procurement Documents.
Lot #2Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) connectionAwardedRenewalPublished value£800,000
The requirement of this Lot is for a maritime and terrestrial LEO broadband solution.
Full details of the requirement can be found in the Procurement Documents.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Geostationary Earth Orbiting (GEO) connection | 55% | 35% | 10% | |
| 2 · Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) connection | 45% | 45% | 10% |
- Price carries 35–45 points depending on the lot. Read the split per lot below.
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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Nov 2025, 09:31 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Jul 2025
- Authority reference
UKRI-4507- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034869- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0552eaFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Jun 2025 → 19 Nov 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published24 Jun 2025, 19:05 BST
- Clarification questions by14 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline21 Jul 2025, 14:00 BST
- Award decision expected by31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent28 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts1 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends386 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published337 days ago19 Nov 2025, 09:31 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jun 2025- Tender notice published24 Jun 2025, 19:05 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published19 Sept 2025, 14:55 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete19 Sept 2025, 14:55 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published19 Nov 2025, 09:31 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Omniaccess SL2 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029Extensions: The contract can be extended by a maximum of 2 periods of 12 months. | £1,003,760 | 27 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Satellite Internet for BAS Ship and Stations · Omniaccess SL
- Signed
- 13 Oct 2025
- Value
- £1,003,760
- Period
- 14 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2029 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract can be extended by a maximum of 2 periods of 12 months.
4 agreed KPIs: Service Uptime · Emergency response time · Non emergency response time …
- Service Uptime, Uptime of service. We aim for a 99% uptime of the satellite internet connection
- Emergency response time, A 24-hour response time to emergency communications
- Non emergency response time, A 3-day response time to non-emergency communications from UKRI
- Delivery Timeframe, Delivery of urgent equipment to Cambridge HQ – 2 week.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Geostationary Earth Orbiting (GEO) connection | 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) connection | 7final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Omniaccess SLAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender