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# UKRI-4507 Satellite Internet For BAS Ship and Stations

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-4507-satellite-internet-for-bas-ship-and-stations-ocds-h6vhtk-04be86). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** UK Research and Innovation: "UKRI-4507 Satellite Internet For BAS Ship and Stations". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,750,000. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [UK Research and Innovation](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/uk-research-and-innovation-gov-pb1221)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,750,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Satellite circuit rental services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH12
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04be86`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ukri-4507-satellite-internet-for-bas-ship-and-stations-ocds-h6vhtk-04be86#tl-md)

## Description
The 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).

## Lots (2)
### Lot Lot 1: UKRI-4507 Lot 1
- **Lot id:** `Lot 1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 64214100
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** 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 Lot 2: UKRI-4507 Lot 2
- **Lot id:** `Lot 2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 64214100
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** The supply of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) internet services, across all BAS Antarctic sites and the RRS Sir David Attenborough vessel.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F038053-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-25T16:05:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T13:21:42.414Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04be86