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| Source: | Contracts Finder |
| Notice Type: | Award notice |
| Buyer: | Met Office |
| Main Category: | Services |
| Procurement Method: | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender Status: | Closed |
| Estimated Value (ex. VAT): | £400,000 |
| Release Date: | 18 March 2024 |
| Application Deadline: | 17 August 2023 |
| Contract Start Date: | 1 October 2023 |
All 2 notices for this procurement, oldest first.
Marine Iridium Satellite Communication Service
Marine Satellite Data Communication Service
Earlier notices predate the Procurement Act 2023 (commenced 24 Feb 2025) and therefore don't carry UK1–UK17 codes.
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| Award value: | £400,000 |
| Award decision date: | 13 September 2023 |
| Award status: | Active |
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 is due to expire, the objective of this procurement therefore, is to identify a satellite communication network and airtime service provider 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.
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| 30 September 2025 |
| Contract Duration: | 2.0 years |
| Procurement ID (OCID): | ocds-b5fd17-132f5fca-6e92-460c-9d6f-fbe6a9f3b772 |
| Notice Reference: | de8b4275-0607-48b2-9ccc-ffb5095d64cc-732908 |