UK-Swindon: Satellite-related communications equipment.

Section I: Contracting authority/entity (as stated in the original notice)

I.1) Name and addresses
UK Research & Innovation
Science & Technology Facilities Council, Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN21FF, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 1235445133, Email: Nicola.everden@ukri.org
Contact: Nicola Everden
Main Address: www.ukri.org
NUTS Code: UK

Section II: Object (as stated in the original notice)

II.1) Scope of the procurement

II.1.1) Title: UKRI-1146 SWIMMR S1 Space System S1 Trusted Space Reference number: UKRI-1146
II.1.2) Main CPV code:
32530000 - Satellite-related communications equipment.

II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
II.1.4) Short Description: SWIMMR S1 Space System
S1 Trusted Space

Section VI: Complementary information

V1.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 22/04/2021

VI.6) Original notice reference:

Notice Reference: 2021 - 297145
Notice number in OJ S: Not Provided
Date of dispatch of the original notice: 21/04/2021

Section VII: Changes

VII.1) Information to be changed or added

VII.1.1) Reason for change: Modification of original information submitted by the contracting authority

VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in original notice No: 1

Section Number: II.2.7
Lot No: Not provided
Place of text to be modified: Duration change
Instead of: 12
Read: 20


VII.1.2) Text to be corrected in original notice No: 2

Section Number: II.2.4
Lot No: Not provided
Place of text to be modified: Description of procurement to be altered
Instead of: SWIMMR will develop and deploy new instruments, models and services to support the UK space weather community and the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre. This programme will significantly add to the UK's capability to predict and mitigate the hazards of space weather, as well as providing a basis for wider international collaboration over the lifetime of the proposal and beyond.

The funding forms part of the Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF), delivered by the UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) to drive an increase in high quality multi- and interdisciplinary research and innovation. It will ensure that UKRI's investment links up effectively with government research priorities and opportunities. The programme is a collaboration led by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) with NERC and supported by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Department for Transport and the Ministry of Defence. The programme has been outlined in close association with the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre (MOSWOC).

The programme will be delivered through a series of activities managed by either STFC or NERC.
The “Trusted Space Sensor” tender is the procurement of an instrument with a spacecraft host to gather radiation data from space over at least one year in space and is part of the “S1: Improved in-situ radiation measurements for space and aviation” project.
Read: SWIMMR will develop and deploy new instruments, models and services to support the UK space weather community and the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre. This programme will significantly add to the UK's capability to predict and mitigate the hazards of space weather, as well as providing a basis for wider international collaboration over the lifetime of the proposal and beyond.

The funding forms part of the Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF), delivered by the UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) to drive an increase in high quality multi- and interdisciplinary research and innovation. It will ensure that UKRI's investment links up effectively with government research priorities and opportunities. The programme is a collaboration led by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) with NERC and supported by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Department for Transport and the Ministry of Defence. The programme has been outlined in close association with the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre (MOSWOC).

The programme will be delivered through a series of activities managed by either STFC or NERC.
The “Trusted Space Sensor” tender is the procurement of an instrument with a spacecraft host to gather radiation data from space over at least three months in space (with potential operations extension of up to two years) and is part of the “S1: Improved in-situ radiation measurements for space and aviation” project.


VII.2) Other additional information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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