Official UK procurement notice
Technical Experts RFFP · UK public procurement notice
Authority: SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionContext
To deliver impact nationally, the Satellite Applications Catapult ambition is to develop locations across the UK that draw upon local expertise and facilities to grow space activity, and to deliver end impacts at scale through significant regional programmes, building on our current level of regional presence offered through our Centre of Excellence.
As part of our aim to develop a UK Space Ecosystem alongside the UK Space Agency; these locations will lead and coordinate local connectivity, insight and delivery of a space activity and provide targeted business support combined with local space leadership momentum.
It is the Catapult’s intention to utilise this Framework to support new and on-going initiatives.
Statement of Work
The successful supplier(s) will be expected to complete to a range of specific assignments and deliverables in response to Work Package requests with inputs to include but not limited to:
- Business Support to Space and Non-Space experts from start-up to scale-up
- Sector and Regional Workshop Facilitation
- Training for Non-Space Experts
- Produce reference material and resources for Non-Space Experts
- Identification of new collaboration opportunities with government, industry and academia
- Consultancy contributions to space sector project proposals and delivery
CPV: Air-to-ground telecommunications services · Aircraft and spacecraft · Aircraft or spacecraft equipment, trainers, simulators and associated parts · Aircraft-launching gear · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services · Development of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts · Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE) services · General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) services · Helicopters, aeroplanes, spacecraft and other powered aircraft · Industrial machinery · Jet engines · Network connectivity terminal emulation software development services · +15 more
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 5 bids on the busiest of 5 lots · 6 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 5 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Earth ObservationAwardedRenewal
As the regional consultant in Earth Observation (EO), you will perform an important technical consultant role, using your expertise in the application of geospatial technologies to support and enable the broader adoption of satellite Earth Observation in key markets including Extractive Industries; Agri-tech; Renewable Energy; Healthy Living, Intelligent Transport, Climate and Sustainable Development. You will have the enthusiasm and drive to use your market knowledge and industry experience to propose and develop effective geospatial solutions that respond to industry-focused business challenges and opportunities.
The successful supplier will:
- have a broad knowledge and practical application of geospatial technologies and geospatial data analytics.
- have experience of the application of EO technologies.
- have experience in emerging geospatial data analysis technologies e.g., AI/ML, Cloud.
- be an excellent communicator, equally comfortable discussing a technical architecture on a whiteboard one day and communicating a financial value proposition that you have developed the next.
- have experience in the definition and development of innovative geospatial solutions utilising the most appropriate geospatial technologies and data sets to meet customer / market needs
- have experience in technical leadership in the identification, specification, development and implementation of EO-enabled products and services
- have an understanding of how EO can be integrated into the solutions and be able to communicate confidently with non-space organisations or experts in this field.
Lot #2SatcommsAwardedRenewal
As the regional consultant in Satellite Communications (SatComms), you will perform an important technical consultant role, using your expertise in the application of ubiquitous connectivity to support and enable the broader adoption of SatComms including, pervasive devices, consolidated smart networks and frugal computing across our market areas Extractive Industries; Agri-tech; Renewable Energy; Healthy Living, Intelligent Transport, Climate and Sustainable Development with their connectivity capabilities. You will have the enthusiasm and drive to use your market knowledge and industry experience to propose and develop effective SatComms solutions that respond to industry-focused business challenges and opportunities.
The successful supplier will:
- have a background in communications systems engineering, preferably satellite systems
- have an understanding of communication architectures, waveforms and protocols, including IP networking, terrestrial communications (3G/LTE) and/or satellite communications.
- have experience with satellite or terrestrial user terminal systems, communications systems hardware, software, protocol and systems development
- have experience with embedded systems, signal processing, and software engineering techniques
- have experience in technical leadership in the identification, specification, development and implementation of SatComms-enabled products and services
- have an understanding of how SatComms can be integrated into the solutions and be able to communicate confidently with non-space organisations or experts in this field.
Lot #3PNTAwardedRenewal
As the regional consultant in Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT), you will perform an important technical consultant role, using your expertise in the application of PNT to support and enable the broader adoption including in our market areas Extractive Industries; Agri-tech; Renewable Energy; Healthy Living, Intelligent Transport, Climate and Sustainable Development. You will have the enthusiasm and drive to use your market knowledge and industry experience to propose and develop effective solutions integrating PNT that respond to industry-focused business challenges and opportunities.
The successful supplier will:
- have a background in both the commercial development of technical solutions using PNT and related subsystems such as timing and ground segment components is highly desirable
- have a detailed understanding of the technical innovations occurring in the PNT field.
- have experience in technical leadership in the identification, specification, development and implementation of PNT-enabled products and services
- have an understanding of how PNT can be integrated into solutions
- be able to communicate confidently complex innovation with both with non-space organisations or experts in this field.
Lot #4Space Manufacturing and IOSMAwardedRenewal
As the regional consultant in Space Manufacturing and In-Orbit Service and Manufacturing (IOSM), you will perform an important technical consultant role, using your expertise in the application of manufacturing for space and IOSM technologies to support and enable the establishment, growth and innovation of businesses in this area and the surrounding supply chains. You will have the enthusiasm and drive to use your market knowledge and industry experience to propose and develop effective solutions that respond to industry-focused business challenges and opportunities.
The successful supplier will:
- have extensive experience in advanced manufacturing and materials with emphasis on application of these capabilities to real world challenges
- have an appreciation of robotics and autonomous systems and a recognition of where and how such technologies will be applicable to IOSM today and in the future.
- have experience in technical leadership in the identification, specification, development and implementation of space manufacturing and IOSM commercial and collaboration opportunities
- be able to communicate confidently with non-space organisations or experts in this field
Lot #5Launch and PropulsionAwardedRenewal
As the regional consultant in Space Launch and Propulsion technologies, you will perform an important technical consultant role, using your expertise in the application of Space Launch and Propulsion technologies to support and enable the establishment, growth and innovation of businesses in this area and the surrounding supply chains. You will have the enthusiasm and drive to use your market knowledge and industry experience to propose and develop effective solutions that respond to industry-focused business challenges and opportunities.
The successful supplier will:
- have an excellent understanding of propulsion technologies including hybrid, chemical and electric and the applicability to launch vehicles and spacecraft,
- recognise the challenges associated with the business implementation of related innovations
- be able to offer astute and concise assessments of commercial viability
- have experience in technical leadership in the identification, specification, development and implementation of Space Launch and Propulsion commercial and collaboration opportunities
- be able to communicate confidently with non-space organisations or experts in this field
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Total: 60%
- Cost Total: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality Total: 60
- Cost Total: 40
- Suitability
Must have the appropriate licenses and accreditations
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Technical Experts RFFP” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Aug 2021, 16:55 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Nov 2021, 14:15 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Sept 2021 – …
- Authority reference
RFFP-FY-22-10- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-027425- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02d39eFind a Tender
Publisher note: (MT Ref:224364)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 17 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 20 Sept 2021, 09:00 BST
Timeline
17 Sept 2021 → 2 Nov 2021 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown17 Sept 2021, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened20 Sept 2021, 09:00 BST
- Notice published2 Nov 2021, 14:15 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete2 Nov 2021, 14:15 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast5 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £350,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Satcomms
- Signed
- 22 Oct 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Earth Observation
- Signed
- 22 Oct 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
PNT
- Signed
- 22 Oct 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Space Manufacturing and IOSM
- Signed
- 22 Oct 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Launch and Propulsion
- Signed
- 22 Oct 2021
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Earth Observation | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 2 · Satcomms | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 3 · PNT | 3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad | 3 | — | — |
| 4 · Space Manufacturing and IOSM | 4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad | 4 | — | — |
| 5 · Launch and Propulsion | 5bids · 5 electronic · 5 from abroad | 5 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Brightday Engineering LtdFramework contractor
- Bryce Space and TechnologyFramework contractor
- Cornwall Development CompanyFramework contractor
- Filton Systems Engineering LimitedFramework contractor
- Grey Consultants LtdFramework contractor
- Misca AdvisorsFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria