Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 24 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Airtime for Satellite Phones

Authority: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Public body)

Below threshold - without competition

Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£45,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Mar 2025no call for competition

Awarded to AST Systems Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Providing instant access to our industry-leading services including 24 x 7 manned global customer support desk and out intuitive and powerful self-service web portal, My AST Portal, your gateway to managing your services with us.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West

48200000 Networking, Internet and intranet software package 72511000 Network management software services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT
Last source update: 24 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT
Authority reference: RBGKEW1436
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-076454
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e75d Find a Tender

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Contract details notice published
24 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £45,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Mar 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
AST Systems LtdSME	£45,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · AST Systems LtdSME
Signed
1 Mar 2025
Value
£45,000
Period
1 Mar 2025 – 1 Apr 2030
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-CHC: 803428 · GB-PPON: PGTT-3583-QXLN THE HERBARIUM, KEW GREEN, London, TW9 3AEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

AST Systems LtdAwarded supplier Satellite House, Bessemer Way, Harfrey's Industrial Estate,, Great Yarmouth, East of England, NR31 0LXContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender24 Nov 2025, 13:00 GMT