Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
National Physical Laboratory
Hampton Road
Teddington
TW11 0LW
UK
Contact person: Nina Heath
E-mail: nina.heath@npl.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.npl.co.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.npl.co.uk
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other: Scientific Research
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
CAN - Procurement of Satellite Earth Stations and Lease of Satellite Transponder Bandwidth
II.1.2) Main CPV code
32324310
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
6 satellite earth stations and the lease of satellite transponder bandwidth. The supplier is expected to test use of the transponder and the equipment by temporarily installing the latter at the NPL Teddington site. In addition, NPL will require as an option for the equipment to be installed in its permanent locations, maintained, and covered by a minimum 3-year warranty. An option will also be required for purchase of up to an additional 3 x active electronics equipment as spare components for use with the satellite earth stations.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
609 295.43
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UK
Main site or place of performance:
Manchester, UK
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Equipment x6 Earth Stations (excl managed service equip)
3 yr Sat@4Mhz
Spare Active Electronic Equipment
Installation – option A [2 permanent at NPL]
Installation - option B [3 temp at NPL ground (testing)]
Installation - option D.6 (maintenance 1 visit pa for 3 yrs @ 2 sites)
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 70%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Spare Active Electronic Equipment
Installation – option A [2 permanent at NPL]
Installation - option B [3 temp at NPL ground (testing)]
Installation - option D.6 (maintenance 1 visit pa for 3 yrs @ 2 sites)
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2022/S 000-034262
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Title: Satellite Earth Stations and Lease of Satellite Transponder Bandwidth
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
15/08/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Vodafone Limited
Vodafone House,
Newbury
G14 2FN
UK
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 609 295.43
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
National Physical Laboratory
Hampton Road
Teddington
TW11 0LW
UK
Telephone: +44 2089773222
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/08/2023