Official UK procurement notice
Iridium Satellite Modem Supply
Authority: Met Office (Central government)
Sectors: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment (32)Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£180,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 31 Mar 2025awarded 1 May 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIridium Satellite Modem Supply
CPV: Marine equipment · Modems · Satellite-related communications equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 60%
- price: 30%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: 60
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 30
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Iridium Satellite Modem Supply” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 17 Feb 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 May 2025, 09:30 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
DN757572- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019563- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e2b3Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Appointment period ends
- 31 Mar 2025, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 31 Mar 2025, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
31 Mar 2025 → 8 May 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 Mar 2025, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened31 Mar 2025, 12:00 BST
- Notice published8 May 2025, 09:30 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete8 May 2025, 09:30 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastSuppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 May 2025
1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Iridium Satellite Modem Supply
- Signed
- 1 May 2025
- Value
- £180,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Legal ServicesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Ground Control Technologies (UK) LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.