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# Small Tracking Parabolic Dish PME

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/small-tracking-parabolic-dish-pme-ocds-h6vhtk-0792b4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ofcom: "Small Tracking Parabolic Dish PME". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £100,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ofcom](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ofcom-gov-ot385)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Satellite communications equipment, Satellite dishes, Satellite-related communications equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/small-tracking-parabolic-dish-pme-ocds-h6vhtk-0792b4#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0792b4`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/small-tracking-parabolic-dish-pme-ocds-h6vhtk-0792b4#tl-md)

## Description
Ofcom are keen to engage with suppliers with the appropriate expertise to supply a suitable small parabolic dish. Ofcom are replacing an end-of-life pedestal and controller with a small 90cm parabolic dish installed at our monitoring site in Baldock.
Ofcom plan to reinstate this capability with an updated pedestal and parabolic dish measurement system, whilst retaining the capabilities of the current equipment. The system needs to be controllable through software or an online GUI  and able to measure and track selected satellites for example using TLE data.
The purpose of this preliminary market engagement exercise is to elicit input from suppliers enabling us to understand and evaluate the different options and solutions available to enable Ofcom to enhance and further develop its satellite monitoring and interference detection capability.
The information gathered from this preliminary market engagement will be used to inform the most suitable and proportionate future procurement process.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 32530000, 32531000, 32532000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 04/01/2027 to 04/01/2028

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F102217-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-28T15:37:36.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:42:06.512Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0792b4