Published date: 13 July 2018

This notice was replaced on 23 October 2018

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 23 October 2018)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Data services - 72300000

Location of contract

SN2 1SZ

Value of contract

£400,000 to £750,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS PR18057

Published date

13 July 2018

Closing date

23 August 2018

Contract start date

1 October 2018

Contract end date

30 September 2021

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Space for Smarter Government Programme
(SSGP) resides within the UK Space Agency's Growth
Directorate. It is a national programme, established in
2014, which is designed to stimulate uptake of space
services and data within the UK Public Sector.

The UKSA wishes to acquire access to archive
high resolution (sub 5 metre) geospatial datasets over
the UK, to be obtained primarily from remote sensing
satellites (EO data), to facilitate ongoing UKSA
activities, including but not exclusive to:
• Projects
• Data Challenges
• Application Hackathons

The UKSA wishes to procure the best overall mixture of:
• maximum geographical coverage over the UK including its coastal regions
• maximum number of different resolutions
• maximum number of different imaging modes (for SAR)
• most extensive time series available
• for the best value price

Lot 1: Optical/Multispectral
Lot 2: Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)

More information

Links

Additional text

The tender closing date and time for Bidders to submit their response is 23/08/2018 at 14:00 BST.

1. This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service's e-Sourcing Suite.
To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite.
2. If Bidders have not yet registered on the e-Sourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://
gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/emptoris by following the link "Supplier e-Sourcing Registration".
Please note that, to register, Bidders must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet)
for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Note:
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8. Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity.

About the buyer

Contact name

Susie lewinska

Address

North Star House
SWINDON
SN21FF
England

Email

MajorProjects@uksbs.co.uk