UK-Swindon: Satellite circuit rental services.


Preliminary Questions
This notice is for prior information only: Yes
This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
This notice is a call for competition: No

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
UK Research & Innovation
Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
Tel. +44 7702672289, Email: nercprocurement@ukri.org
Contact: Liam Lock
Main Address: www.ukri.org
NUTS Code: UKK14
Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
The contract involves joint procurement: No.
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: Yes .

I.3) Communication
Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:
Other activity: Research

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement - 1
II.1.1) Title: UKRI-4507 Satellite Internet For BAS Ship and Stations
Reference number: UKRI-4507
II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:
64214100 - Satellite circuit rental services.
II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICES
II.1.4) Short 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).
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 1,750,000 - GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
This contract is divided into lots: Yes
Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: 2
The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots:
Where the same supplier is the successful bidder wins both lots, they will be combined into 1 contract.

II.2) Lot Description : 1
II.2.1) Title: UKRI-4507 Lot 1
Lot Number: Lot 1
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
64214100 - Satellite circuit rental services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
Region Codes:
UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
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.
II.2.14) Additional information
Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description : 2
II.2.1) Title: UKRI-4507 Lot 2
Lot Number: Lot 2
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):
64214100 - Satellite circuit rental services.
II.2.3) Place of performance:
Region Codes:
UKH12 - Cambridgeshire CC
II.2.4) Description of the procurement:
The supply of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) internet services, across all BAS Antarctic sites and the RRS Sir David Attenborough vessel.
II.2.14) Additional information
Not Provided

II.3) Estimated Date of publication
01/01/2024


Section IV: Procedure

IV.1) Description
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information
VI.3) Additional Information:
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-20241125-PRO-28644294 TKR-20241125-PRO-28644293

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 25/11/2024