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plannedFind a Tender · planning
BuyerThe Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£2,500,000,000
Published25 Sept 2024

What is being bought

Crown Commercial Service (CCS) as the Authority intends to put in place a Pan Government Agreement for the provision of Space Technology Solutions to be utilised by Central Government Departments and all other UK Public Sector Bodies, including Local Authorities, Health, Police, Fire and Rescue, Education and Devolved Administrations. The new agreement will offer a range of national and regional providers to support UK public sector bodies to run procurements for both civilian and defence related end user space and geospatial requirements. This is a replacement procurement for RM6235 Space- Enabled and Geospatial Services Dynamic Purchasing System, with an enhanced scope of both upstream and downstream services. The full and final list of product types will be determined following supplier and customer engagement. This procurement is being conducted under the new public procurement regulations. The duration of this agreement will be confirmed following further market engagement Further information is included in the Additional Information section VI.3.

Delivery location

UK

Categories

Broadcasting equipment 32210000Satellite antennas 32324310Telecommunications network 32412100Wireless telecommunications system 32510000Satellite-related communications equipment 32530000Satellite communications equipment 32531000Satellite dishes 32532000Satellite earth stations 32533000Satellite platforms 32534000Spacecraft, satellites and launch vehicles 34712000Spacecraft 34712100Satellites 34712200Spacecraft launchers 34712300Aircraft or spacecraft equipment, trainers, simulators and associated parts 34740000Unmanned aerial vehicles 35613000Unmanned combat aerial vehicles 35613100Strategic anti-ballistic missiles 35621100Military spacecrafts 35630000Military satellites 35631000Observation satellites 35631200Navigation satellites 35631300Radar surveillance equipment 38115100Surface observing apparatus 38126000Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent) 38221000Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances 38290000Radio remote-control apparatus 38821000Data-acquisition system 48614000Repair and maintenance services of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts 50650000Space transport services 60500000Satellite launch services 60510000Experimental payload services 60520000Information technology services 72222300Software integration consultancy services 72227000Hardware integration consultancy services 72228000Systems testing services 72254100Software-related services 72260000Data services 72300000Research and development services and related consultancy services 73000000Development of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts 73425000Test and evaluation of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts 73435000Training and simulation in aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts 80650000Environmental monitoring other than for construction 90711500Spacecraft, satellites and launch vehicles 34712000

Lot details

Lot 1

Space Technology Solutions is the next iteration of the Space-Enabled and Geospatial services Dynamic Purchasing System and will continue to cover a broad scope for the space enabled technology market, including the geospatial ecosystem. Space Technology Solutions will also include an enhanced scope of services which have been requested through buyer and supplier engagement, and potentially services amalgamated from other CCS agreements where appropriate. Additional information: Please note the CPV codes may be updated following consultation with customers and suppliers.

Statusplanned

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Broadcasting equipment, Satellite antennas, Telecommunications network, Wireless telecommunications system, Satellite-related communications equipment, Satellite communications equipment, Satellite dishes, Satellite earth stations, Satellite platforms, Spacecraft, satellites and launch vehicles, Spacecraft, Satellites, Spacecraft launchers, Aircraft or spacecraft equipment, trainers, simulators and associated parts, Unmanned aerial vehicles, Unmanned combat aerial vehicles, Strategic anti-ballistic missiles, Military spacecrafts, Military satellites, Observation satellites, Navigation satellites, Radar surveillance equipment, Surface observing apparatus, Geographic information systems (GIS or equivalent), Surveying, hydrographic, oceanographic and hydrological instruments and appliances, Radio remote-control apparatus, Data-acquisition system, Repair and maintenance services of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts, Space transport services, Satellite launch services, Experimental payload services, Information technology services, Software integration consultancy services, Hardware integration consultancy services, Systems testing services, Software-related services, Data services, Research and development services and related consultancy services, Development of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts, Test and evaluation of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts, Training and simulation in aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts, Environmental monitoring other than for constructionNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 32. The category anchor is Broadcasting equipment (32210000); 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 322,0364 median · 34.3 average (746 of 2,036 with a bid count)3.9 average (861 of 2,036 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1031 median · 31 average (2 of 10 with a bid count)1 average (2 of 10 with named award suppliers)Not published
Delivery region: UK6055 median · 98.2 average (197 of 605 with a bid count)7.2 average (248 of 605 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)14Not 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 regimeNot published
Covered byGPA
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

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

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04a2ec
Latest release ID030683-2024
Latest release timestampWed Sep 25 2024 16:12:17 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis32014L0024
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£2,500,000,000
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 Sept 2024planning030683-2024

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)
25 Sept 2024 · 030683-2024 · planning
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  "description": "This Prior Information Notice is to signal an intention to commence market engagement with those within the Space and Geospatial market.\nCrown Commercial Service (CCS) are working in collaboration with The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and other public sector bodies to develop the government's route to market for Space Technology Solutions. We aim to exploit the flexibilities under the new procurement regulations (Procurement Act 2023), endeavouring to unlock opportunity through flexible commercial procedures.\nCrown Commercial Service intends to hold market engagement sessions during October 2024 for interested parties. The session will cover our objectives of any subsequent procurement exercise and the potential scope. There will be an opportunity to engage with the team, provide feedback and ask questions.\nDetails of the virtual supplier engagement sessions and subsequent session(s) are included in the link below:\nhttps://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6370 \nPresentation slides, questions and answers will be made available after the session(s) on this page.\nThe estimated value in II.1.5 is an indicative value over the proposed 8 years and will be further reviewed, updated and confirmed following further engagement with customers.\nThe date in II.3) is the estimated date of publication, please refer to the CCS website page https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/upcoming  for updates and monitor Find A Tender Service for the publication of the contract notice.\nA Future Opportunity on contract finder can be found here:\nhttps://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4192d249-f8b6-4e7f-9efc-78959f70ee58",
  "initiationType": "tender"
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