Official UK procurement notice
UK Cospas-Sarsat Satellite Ground Segment and Mission Control Centre Support
Authority: Maritime and Coastguard Agency (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA 10-Year contract to support the UK Cospas-Sarsat Satellite ground segment comprising of a LEO, GEO and MEOSAR Local User Terminal and associated Mission Control Centre.
CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 18 Apr 2023, 08:51 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Jul 2023, 17:14 BST
- Authority reference
TCA 3/7/1365- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-019855- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03bf57Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The UK is a signatory to the international Cospas-Sarsat programme and provides a full ground segment and Mission Control Centre (MCC) capability through His Majesty’s Coastguard (HMCG), monitoring for, processing and acting upon alerts received via satellites (Low Earth Orbit, Medium Earth Orbit and Geostationary ) in orbit around the earth to trigger distress and/or safety response activity.
The current solution was implemented in 2019. The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) owns the intellectual property rights for its solution, and therefore until the UK is ready to procure and implement a new system, the OEM must support the UK's solution. A 10 year contract has been put in place to extract value from the existing system before it is replaced within the contract period. The MCA is looking to initiate full tender activity for a new system in years 5-6 of the 10 year period.
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated11 Jul 2023, 17:14 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TECHNO-SCIENCES, INC.Subcontracting: declared | US$5,300,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Techno-Sciences, LLCSME | US$5,300,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 019855-2023-TCA 3/7/1365-1 · Techno-Sciences, LLCSME
- Signed
- 14 Jun 2023
- Value
- US$5,300,000
- Status
- active
UK Cospas-Sarsat Satellite Ground Segment and Mission Control Centre Support · TECHNO-SCIENCES, INC.
- Signed
- 17 Apr 2023
- Value
- US$5,300,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeBidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- TECHNO-SCIENCES, INC.Awarded supplier
- Techno-Sciences, LLCAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.