Award, Contract

Iridium Satellite Modem Supply

MET OFFICE

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    8th May 2025 08:30:37 AM

  • Contract Summary

    Iridium Satellite Modem Supply

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04e2b3

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    Award, Contract

    Procurement Method

    Open

    Procurement Method Details

    Open Procedure

    Procurement Category

    Goods

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

    Framework

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    32530000

    CPV Division(s)

    32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

  • Awarding Authority

    MET OFFICE

    Buyer Name

    Ms Alison Browning

    Buyer Email

    alison.browning@metoffice.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    +44 0

    Buyer Address

    Fitzroy Road

    Exeter

    EX1 3PB

    United Kingdom

  • Awarded Supplier(s)

    Supplier Name(s)

    GROUND CONTROL TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LIMITED


Tender

Iridium Satellite Modem Supply

MET OFFICE

  • Contract Timeline

    Publication Date

    17th February 2025 14:05:49 PM

    Tender Deadline

    31st March 2025 11:00:00 AM   Expired

  • Contract Summary

    Marine Systems Engineering (MSE) in the Met Office maintain a network automatic weather stations consisting of moored buoys in the North Atlantic Ocean, Light Vessels in the English Channel and Voluntary Observation Ships. This network was originally established in the 1990’s and remains a key component of our well characterised and high quality ‘reference’ capability, providing much valued observations for operational forecasting, climate monitoring and key calibration data for meteorological satellites. Marine Observation data is currently transmitted hourly over the Iridium Short Burst Data (SBD) satellite network using now obsolete Iridium 9522b SBD modems. Observations are limited to hourly due to the cost of Iridium satellite SBD data plans. Met Office need to procure a replacement modem, with a suggested change in technology moving form Short Burst Data (SBD) to Internet Protocol (IP).

  • Contract Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-04e2b3

    Publication Source

    Find a Tender Service

    Procurement Stage

    Tender

    Procurement Method

    Open

    Procurement Method Details

    Open Procedure

    Procurement Category

    Goods

    Tender Suitability

    Framework / DPS

    Framework

  • Contract Classification

    CPV Code(s)

    32530000

    CPV Division(s)

    32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

  • Awarding Authority

    MET OFFICE

    Buyer Name

    Ms Alison Browning

    Buyer Email

    alison.browning@metoffice.gov.uk

    Buyer Phone

    +44 3301350121

    Buyer Address

    Fitzroy Road

    Exeter

    EX1 3PB

    United Kingdom