Published date: 27 March 2023

This notice was replaced on 18 March 2024

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Awarded contract (published 18 March 2024)

Closed early engagement


Contract summary

Industry

  • Satellite-related communications equipment - 32530000

  • Communications equipment - 32570000

  • Data equipment - 32580000

    • Marine installations - 45244100

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Procurement reference

DN661091

Published date

27 March 2023

Closing date

18 April 2023

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Met Office operates a network of c.75 weather stations in the marine environment across buoys, ships and other remote platforms or islands - these are deployed in nearshore waters and the Atlantic Ocean, with a few ship stations travelling further afield.

The network relies upon satellite communications to ensure continued timely submission of essential marine observation data, with all stations hosting an Autonomous Marine Observing System (AMOS2X) equipped with an Iridium short burst data (SBD) modem.

Our contract with our current satellite communications supplier has expired, and we now have a requirement to re-tender / contract in order to continue to be able to transfer observational data from remote marine stations to our data ingestion system via Iridium service provider generated emails.

Whilst our overarching requirement refers to an Iridium SBD airtime service, we are seeking input from the market in terms of the both the financial and technical feasibility of switching sites to TCP/IP connectivity with communications including MQTT over TLS 1.2 and above.

More information

Attachments

Additional text

Please see attached EEN and Request for Information, which details our requirements and outlines what it is we are looking to address. Should you wish to respond, please do so by following the instructions contained herein and by the deadline specified.

About the buyer

Contact name

Lisa Marvin

Address

Fitzroy Road
EXETER
EX13PB
England

Telephone

07584652745

Email

lisa.marvin@metoffice.gov.uk