Official UK procurement notice
UKRI-4507 Satellite Internet For BAS Ship and Stations
Authority: UK Research and Innovation (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is looking for satellite communication services to allow for internet connections onboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough as well as the research stations. This is a split requirement, 1 lot within the procurement will be for a Geostationary Earth Orbit satellite connection (GEO) and the other lot is for a Low Earth Orbit connection (LEO).
CPV: Satellite circuit rental services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of themLot #1UKRI-4507 Lot 1Planned
Supply of Geostationary Earth Orbit Satellite (GEO) Internet services, including supply of hardware when required, across all BAS Antarctic sites and the RRS Sir David Attenborough ship.
Lot #2UKRI-4507 Lot 2Planned
The supply of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) internet services, across all BAS Antarctic sites and the RRS Sir David Attenborough vessel.
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The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Nov 2024, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Nov 2024, 16:05 GMT
- Authority reference
UKRI-4507- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038053- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04be86Find a Tender
Publisher note: Lot 1 of this procurement, the Geostationary Earth Orbit connection, will potentially include a refresh of our existing hardware, however BAS is unsure of the extent of how much equipment, if any, will need to be replaced. Potential bidders are to access the equipment list through the e-sourcing platform, and confirm if their services will work with our existing equipment, or if it needs replacing. The deadline for this request for information exercise is the 16th of December 2024. The information gathered from this exercise will be used for the upcoming tender, due to go live towards the end of December or the beginning of January. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Swindon:-Satellite-circuit-rental-services./CRZSP2S87T To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/CRZSP2S87T GO Reference: GO-20241125-PRO-28644294
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
1 Jan 2024 → 25 Nov 2024 · 2 dates- Tender notice expected1 Jan 2024
- Notice published25 Nov 2024, 16:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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- Contracts (0)
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- Bid statistics
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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