Exploring the business case for UK public sector adoption of Earth observation data and technology

Official notice

Authority: Cabinet Office (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: London (UKI)South East (UKJ1)

Awarded value£35,220published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 17 Sept 2021no call for competition

Awarded to Satellite Applications Catapult Limited2 awards

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Investigate the breadth of demand for Earth Observation technology within the UK public sector. The Contracting Authority sought a third party to conduct research and user engagement to provide an evidence base for the establishment of the future approach to access by the UK public sector of Earth Observation/remote sensed data.

CPV: Research and development consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: London, South East

Extensions: The Contracting Authority may extend the Contract for a period of up to 3 months by giving not less than 10 Working Days' notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The Terms and conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 12 Oct 2021, 11:22 BST
Last source update: 12 Oct 2021, 11:38 BST
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-025449
Classification (CPV): Research and development consultancy services
Delivery area: London (UKI)South East (UKJ1)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02ead0 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: The explanation for a direct award to the Satellite Applications Catapult (SAC) Ltd being uniquely positioned as subject matter experts who have sector specific expertise that will be critical to the quality of the outputs and are not held elsewhere in the research market.
SAC is a research and technology innovation centre within the catapult network of organisations designed to accelerate research and take-up of new technologies in specific sectors (e.g. Satellite Applications, Connected Places, Digital, Medicines Discovery etc). SAC was formed to help organisations make use of, and benefit from, satellite technologies. They are one of the 10 catapult organisations set up as an independent organisation to assist the public sector therefore use of the catapult network represents an efficiency in public expenditure compared to procuring research services from elsewhere.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £35,2201 contract exc. VAT · 1 repeated publication of the same award counted once

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 2latest 17 Sept 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Satellite Applications Catapult Limited	£35,220 †same award published again · counted once	—	Awarded
Satellite Applications Catapult Limited	£35,220 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 025443-2021-1 · Satellite Applications Catapult Limited
Signed
17 Sept 2021
Value
£35,220
Status
active
Contract 025449-2021-1 · Satellite Applications Catapult Limited
Signed
17 Sept 2021
Value
£35,220
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cabinet Office

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeospatial 70 Whitehall, LONDON, London, SW1A2ASContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Geospatial CommissionReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Satellite Applications Catapult LtdAwarded supplier Oxford, South East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.