Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Other type
Maritime Safety and Standards. HM Coastguard.
one.5) Main activity
Other activity
Maritime Safety and Standards. HM Coastguard.
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
UK Cospas-Sarsat Satellite Ground Segment and Mission Control Centre Support
Reference number
TCA 3/7/1365
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
A 10-Year contract to support the UK Cospas-Sarsat Satellite ground segment comprising of a LEO, GEO and MEOSAR Local User Terminal and associated Mission Control Centre.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: 5,300,000 USD
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
Main site or place of performance
Fareham, Aberdeen
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
A 10-Year contract to support the UK Cospas-Sarsat Satellite ground segment comprising of a LEO, GEO and MEOSAR Local User Terminal and associated Mission Control Centre.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
The UK is a signatory to the international Cospas-Sarsat programme and provides a full ground segment and Mission Control Centre (MCC) capability through His Majesty’s Coastguard (HMCG), monitoring for, processing and acting upon alerts received via satellites (Low Earth Orbit, Medium Earth Orbit and Geostationary ) in orbit around the earth to trigger distress and/or safety response activity.
The current solution was implemented in 2019. The Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) owns the intellectual property rights for its solution, and therefore until the UK is ready to procure and implement a new system, the OEM must support the UK's solution. A 10 year contract has been put in place to extract value from the existing system before it is replaced within the contract period. The MCA is looking to initiate full tender activity for a new system in years 5-6 of the 10 year period.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2023/S 000-011024
four.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 five. Award of contract
Contract No
TCA 3/7/1365
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 June 2023
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Techno-Sciences, LLC
4296 Forbes Blvd
Lanham
MD 20706
Country
United States
NUTS code
- US - United States
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: 5,300,000 USD
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Spring Place, 105 Commercial Road
Southampton
SO15 1EG
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency