UK-Swindon: Networking, Internet and intranet software development services.

Scope

Description: UKRI wishes to establish a Contract for the provision of Satellite Internet for British Antarctic Survey's Ships and Stations.

BAS has a need to maintain it’s uncontended, “always on” communication channels between Antarctica and Cambridge.

The connection enables VoIP phone calls, scientific data transfers, remote management of IT systems, online research, use of centralised business systems, access to safety management systems, online flight following and access to essential meteorological information amongst other systems.

BAS operates two different communication networks, one Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) and one Geostationary Earth Orbiting (GEO). The LEO satellite connection is the main service that BAS uses, with the GEO connection in place as a backup should the LEO connection fail.

The requirement is structured into two separate lots:
Lot 1 relates to the GEO based service
Lot 2 relates to the LEO based service.

Suppliers may bid for one, or both lots.
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Total value (estimated):

GBP 2,000,000 excluding VAT GBP 2,400,000 including VAT

Lots

Lot LOT 1 : Geostationary Earth Orbiting (GEO) connection
Description: The requirement of this Lot is for a fully integrated GEO system.

Full details of the requirement can be found in the Procurement Documents.
Value (estimated):
GBP 1,200,000 excluding VAT GBP 1,440,000 including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
01/09/2025 to 31/08/2027
CPV Classifications:
72212200 - Networking, Internet and intranet software development services. 72212220 - Internet and intranet software development services.

Contract can be extended:
Yes

Extension Date:
31/08/2029

Delivery regions:
AQ Antarctica
UKH12 Cambridgeshire CC

Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 35
Quality criterion - Name: Technical/Quality / Weighting: 55
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10



Lot LOT 2 : Low Earth Orbiting (LEO) connection
Description: The requirement of this Lot is for a maritime and terrestrial LEO broadband solution.

Full details of the requirement can be found in the Procurement Documents.
Value (estimated):
GBP 800,000 excluding VAT GBP 960,000 including VAT
Contract dates (estimated)
01/09/2025 to 31/08/2027
CPV Classifications:
72212200 - Networking, Internet and intranet software development services. 72212220 - Internet and intranet software development services.

Contract can be extended:
Yes

Extension Date:
31/08/2029

Delivery regions:
AQ Antarctica
UKH12 Cambridgeshire CC

Award criteria:
Quality criterion - Name: Price / Weighting: 45
Quality criterion - Name: Technical / Quality / Weighting: 45
Quality criterion - Name: Social Value / Weighting: 10

Submission

Enquiry deadline: 14/07/2025 Tender submission deadline: 21/07/2025 Time: 14:00
Submission address and any special instructions: Lot 1 - https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/3E93HP8GZZ
Lot 2 - https://ukri.delta-esourcing.com/respond/59U38D5T23
An electronic auction will be used: No
Languages that may be used for submission: English, Award decision date (estimated): 31/07/2025

Procedure

Procedure type: Open procedure

Contracting authority

UK Research & Innovation, PDQJ-7126-JDHG
Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom
Tel. +441793 442000, Email: NercProcurement@ukri.org
Contact: UKRI Commercial
Address of the buyer profile: www.ukri.org

Organisation type: BODY_PUBLIC
Devolved regulations that apply: None