Published date: 31 July 2015

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


Closing: 14 August 2015

Contract summary

Industry

  • Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 30000000

  • Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 31000000

  • Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 32000000

    • Software package and information systems - 48000000

    • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

Scotland

Value of contract

£40,000

Procurement reference

UK SBS IT150033 Marine Satellite Broadband System

Published date

31 July 2015

Closing date

14 August 2015

Contract start date

21 August 2015

Contract end date

21 August 2016

Contract type

Not applicable

Procedure type

Not applicable

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Provide a mobile broadband satellite communication system that has the following seven mandatory criteria;

1. Operate on moving platform, i.e. vessel
2. Upload speeds of greater than 500kps, to provide high quality real time video upload with guaranteed streaming of data
3. Download speed greater than 1000kps
4. To be able to operate in equatorial waters of the Mid-Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico (Mexican waters)
5. To be compact and light weight, to be easily mobilised and demobilised on vessels of convenience
• Satellite dome less than 30kg
• Dome diameter less than 1m
• Inboard electronics to be compact and light weight, ideally single unit.
• Associated interconnection cables
• Simple on board setup and maintenance

6. Assistance/training with initial/1st time setup of system
7. One year on-going support to help with any issues with the communication system
8. Delivery no later than 09/10/2015

The airtime contract will be established once this contract has been successfully awarded.

The desired delivery date for the equipment is by the end of August 2015 in Edinburgh where the initial assistance with the set up will be required. If this is not possible due to time restraints then the device can be delivered to the ship, which will be in Southampton and must be there no later than October 9th 2015.

More information

Attachments

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Award information

Awarded date

24 August 2015

Contract start date

21 August 2015

Contract end date

21 August 2016

Total value of contract

£28,916.80

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

McDonald ICT Ltd

Address

Grosvenor House
20 Barrington Road
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 1HB

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

UK SBS Professional Services team

Address

North Star House
North Star Avenue
Swindon
SN2 1FF
England

Email

professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk