Published date: 2 December 2019

This notice was replaced on 27 August 2020

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Awarded contract (published 27 August 2020)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical testing services - 71632000

Location of contract

OX11 0QX

Value of contract

£140,000 to £160,000

Procurement reference

UKSBS PR18165

Published date

2 December 2019

Closing date

20 December 2019

Contract start date

20 January 2020

Contract end date

30 November 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The STFC RAL Space Department Millimetre-wave Technology Group (MMTG) has embarked on a major equipment supply programme for the MetOp Second Generation (MetOp-SG) series of Earth observation satellites. MetOp-SG will deliver complex multi-wavelength instrument payloads into low Earth orbit via a series of repeat satellite deployments to be initiated in 2021. MMTG are leading a consortium to deliver Front End Receivers (FERX) at frequencies from 166GHz to 325GHz for three different instruments - Microwave Sounder (MWS), Microwave Imager (MWI) and Ice Cloud Imager (ICI). STFC's customers are Airbus UK, Airbus France and Radiometer Physics GmbH (Germany) respectively. The receivers will be integrated into instruments which will ultimately be delivered to the European Space Agency for launch.

The FERX for MWS and MWI must each be tested to confirm that they meet the project requirements for Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC).

The tender documents describe the work to be performed in verifying that the FERX units, provided for the MWS and MWI instruments by RAL Space, meet the project EMC requirements.

It is UKRI's intention to establish a framework consisting of two Lots, one for each type of testing. Each Lot shall consist of a maximum of three suppliers. The highest scoring compliant bidders for each Lot shall be awarded a place on the relevant framework Lot. Bidders may apply for one or both Lots;

Lot 1: MWS EMC Testing
Lot 2: MWI EMC Testing

Successful bidders admitted on to the framework shall be ranked from 1 to 3 in each Lot, based on their score of the result of this tender exercise. Individual requirements will then be placed through a relevant Lot by UKRI approaching the highest ranked supplier to undertake any individual requirement (Request for Quotation or RFQ).

Please refer to the full suite of tender documents for the requirement in full.

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Please Note: Do not apply directly to the Buyer. Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control.

The final date and time for the submission of bids is 20/12/2019 at 1400hrs GMT.

Please note that there are individual questionnaires for bidders to complete for each Lot of this procurement;

Lot 1 MWS EMC Testing: https://delta-esourcing.com/respond/N4U2RMT28M
;
Lot 2 MWI EMC Testing: https://delta-esourcing.com/respond/PR3Q6TMRF4
;
Bidders can apply for one or both Lots. Questionnaires must be completed in their entirety.

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About the buyer

Address

North Star House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Email

majorprojects@uksbs.co.uk