Published date: 19 March 2018

Last edited date: 13 October 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 8 August 2016, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Satellite communications equipment - 32531000

  • Satellite dishes - 32532000

  • Satellite earth stations - 32533000

    • Satellite platforms - 32534000

    • Spacecraft, satellites and launch vehicles - 34712000

Location of contract

United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Channel Islands

Value of contract

£2,000,000 to £5,000,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PR150118

Published date

19 March 2018

Closing date

8 August 2016

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 October 2017

Contract end date

30 September 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No


Description

***Modification of the Contract***

Contract Variation PR150118 002 - The contract has been increased by £67,241.00 excluding VAT which has brought the total Contract value to £3,045,699.61 excluding VAT. The contract has been modified in alignment with PCR 2015 regulation 72(5)(a)(b)

Contract Variation PR150118 001 - The contract has been increased by £78,458.61 excluding VAT which has brought the total Contract value to £2,978,458.61 excluding VAT. The contract has been modified in alignment with PCR 2015 regulation 72(5)(a)(b)

UK SBS on behalf of the British Antarctic Survey
(BAS) anticipates undertaking a procurement exercise
for the Provision of VSAT Satellite Communications
Systems (Space Segment) for BAS Stations, Ships
and Cambridge HQ.
The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is a component
part of the Natural Environment Research Council,
and has, for the last sixty years, undertaken the
majority of Britain's scientific research on and around
the Antarctic continent. For more information on BAS,
visit: www.bas.ac.uk
The purpose of the proposed procurement exercise
is to appoint a provider who can supply, manage
and maintain the satellite hardware and bandwidth
and undertake hardware upgrade at all the sites.

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a
commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our
customers improve efficiency, generate savings and
modernise.
It is our vision to become the leading provider for our
customers of shared business services in the UK
public sector, continuously reducing cost and
improving quality of business services for Government
and the public sector.
Our broad range of expert services is shared by our
customers. This allows our customers the freedom to
focus resources on core activities; innovating and
transforming their own organisations.
Core services include Procurement, Finance, Human
Resources, Payroll, ISS, and Property Asset
Management all underpinned by our Service Delivery
and Contact Centre teams.
UK SBS is a people rather than task focused
business. It's what makes us different to the traditional
transactional shared services centre. What is more,
being a not-for-profit organisation owned by its
customers, UK SBS' goals are aligned with the public
sector and delivering best value for the UK taxpayer.
If UK SBS is procuring the Contract or Framework as
a central purchasing body for multiple Customers who
are other contracting authorities.This means that other
contracting authorities named in this OJEU Notice
may use the Contract or Framework.
Detailed on the UK SBS Ltd website is a list of all
organisations, institutes, centres and bodies
(Authorised Entities) that may also use any
appropriately advertised Contract let by UK Shared
Business Services Ltd The full list is detailed below.
UK SBS Pan Government list is available at
https://intranet.uksbs.co.uk/procurement/teamsite/Pag
es/SourcingContract.aspx
Document 'Customer Profiles'


More information

Previous notice about this procurement

UK SBS PR150118 The Provision of VSAT Satellite Communications Systems ( Space Segment) for BAS Stations, Ships and Cambridge HQ

  • Opportunity
  • Published 6 July 2016

Additional text

DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER

As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpssourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link "Register for CCS eSourcing". Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Bidder; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be assessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents with Contracts Finder.


Award information

Awarded date

16 May 2017

Contract start date

1 October 2017

Contract end date

30 September 2024

Total value of contract

£4,744,009.80

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

OMNIACCESS SL

Address

CALLE DE BLAISE PASCAL (ED W. PQ TECNOL), S/N
PALMA
Baleares
07121
ES

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No


About the buyer

Contact name

Katarzyna Nawrotek

Address

North Star House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Telephone

01793867558

Email

katarzyna.nawrotek@uksbs.co.uk

Website

www.uksbs.co.uk