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UK SBS PR19106 SPEQTRE Spacecraft Platform and Software

Satellite platforms
South East (UKJ14)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: UK Shared Business Services: "UK SBS PR19106 SPEQTRE Spacecraft Platform and Software". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityUK Shared Business ServicesScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for UK Shared Business Services. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
4Bids / Report
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Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityUK Shared Business Services
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published1 Feb 2021, 17:32 GMT
Last source update1 Feb 2021, 17:32 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationSatellite platforms
Delivery area
South East (UKJ14)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-028f1a
What is being bought
The project called “Speqtre” formerly known as “QKD QubeSat” is a collaboration between the Singapore and UK (BEIS) governments, and could lead to a more secure online activity for consumers in everything from financial transactions to online conversations. The project scope is to build and fly a satellite quantum key distribution (QKD) test bed. Through this collaboration, Singapore and the UK will co-develop a satellite called “Speqtre””, a satellite based on the CubeSat standard that will use a pioneering QKD technology to test the secure distribution of cryptographic keys over globe-spanning distances. The project was kicked off around Feb 2019 and is currently around PDR stage. The satellite is expected to be launched around Q3/Q4 2023. In the UK, work will be led by UKRI, responsible for the development of the platform (BUS) and the optical payload for optical links needed for beaming QKD signals, known as the ‘Optical Payload’.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    1 Feb 2021, 17:32 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    1 Feb 2021, 17:32 GMT
  3. Buyer information updated
    1 Feb 2021, 17:32 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The project called “Speqtre” formerly known as “QKD QubeSat” is a collaboration between the Singapore and UK (BEIS) governments, and could lead to a more secure online activity for consumers in everything from financial transactions to online conversations. The project scope is to build and fly a satellite quantum key distribution (QKD) test bed. Through this collaboration, Singapore and the UK will co-develop a satellite called “Speqtre””, a satellite based on the CubeSat standard that will use a pioneering QKD technology to test the secure distribution of cryptographic keys over globe-spanning distances. The project was kicked off around Feb 2019 and is currently around PDR stage. The satellite is expected to be launched around Q3/Q4 2023. In the UK, work will be led by UKRI, responsible for the development of the platform (BUS) and the optical payload for optical links needed for beaming QKD signals, known as the ‘Optical Payload’.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    1 Feb 2021, 17:32 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 21 Jan 2021, 00:00 GMT · £750,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
ISIS - Innovative Solutions In Space
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
£750,000 · signed 21 Jan 2021, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 4 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

UK Shared Business Services

Contracting authority GB-FTS-3915
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  • UK Shared Business Services
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, UKJ14, SN2 1FF
    procurement@stfc.ac.uk
    +44 1793867133

  • ISIS - Innovative Solutions In Space
    supplier

    N/A
    Motorenweg 23, Delft, NL333

  • UK Research and Innovation
    reviewBody

    Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL
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