Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-2630 Provision of WBD science operations support for the Cluster Mission
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of archiving services for a a data set of the Joint Science Operations Centre for the Cluster mission.
CPV: Research services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Cluster is a European Space Agency mission, consisting of 4 identical satellites…Awarded
Cluster is a European Space Agency mission, consisting of 4 identical satellites orbiting in free formation to examine the interaction of the Sun with the Earth's magnetic field. The supplier is appointed to provide specialist archiving activities for one of the Cluster data sets. Additional information: This is awarded under Regulation 32. Contract Change Control Notice. Original contract value is €99,220. New contract value is €139,194.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- 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
- 5 Apr 2024, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Apr 2024, 16:05 BST
- Authority reference
UKRI-2630- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011166- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045018Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to protection of exclusive rights, including intellectual property rights
- Published justification
The effective and timely delivery of WBD Cluster science operations support work requires the use of
hardware (both computing hardware and engineering models of their instrument), software, procedures,
interfaces, detailed instrument knowledge, documentation and operational expertise developed by Sheffield University (who generated the largest part of this) and the University of Iowa from the early 1990s. All of this is Intellectual Property which belongs to these organisations.
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=853786866 GO Reference: GO-202445-PRO-25693476
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Sheffield | €139,194 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 011166-2024-1 · The University of Sheffield
- Signed
- 4 Apr 2024
- Value
- €139,194
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- UK Research and InnovationReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University of SheffieldAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.