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CM79 - TELEMETRY SATELLITE COMMUNICATION

Trinity House

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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12 Oct 2026 at 10:39

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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12 Oct 2026 at 10:12

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Trinity House is procuring satellite telemetry communications for its buoys, lighthouses and lightvessels. The requirement is to supply solutions that work with existing communications equipment, designed and fitted within the existing enclosures, and to continue providing Iridium communications services. This combines satellite communications equipment with telecommunications services. The equipment and service support communications for Trinity House’s navigational assets; delivery is associated with its buoy, lighthouse and lightvessel network. The work is for Trinity House, a central government public authority responsible for the requirement. The procurement is grouped as a single lot, covering the combined requirement rather than separately identified equipment and communications-service packages.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to Ground Control Technologies UK Ltd. Trinity House used a direct award, relying on the additional or repeat goods and services route: changing supplier could mean incompatible equipment or services and disproportionate technical difficulty in operation or maintenance. The award was dated 12 October 2026. The contract period runs from 23 October 2026 to 22 October 2036. Its value is £631,495 excluding VAT (£757,794 including VAT). There is one lot, and the published procurement data identifies no separate evaluation criteria; the stated basis for the direct award is continuity and technical compatibility with existing equipment and services.

For suppliers competing when Trinity House next needs this requirement, credibility will depend on being able to integrate satellite telemetry solutions with equipment already designed and installed in buoy, lighthouse and lightvessel enclosures, while sustaining Iridium communications services. This award shows the buyer chose continuity with its existing communications arrangements, citing the operational and maintenance difficulties that a change of supplier could cause. A competitor would therefore need to demonstrate that its equipment and services are compatible with the installed systems, and that it can support communications across these navigational assets over a long-running service requirement. The successful supplier is identified as an SME, showing that this specialist requirement was awarded to a small or medium-sized business; the data does not state further accreditation, capacity or experience requirements.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

CM79 - TELEMETRY SATELLITE COMMUNICATION

Notice Description

To supply direct solutions of existing equipment, designed and fitted within existing enclosures for TH Buoy, Lighthouse and Lightvessel Communications, including the continued service supply of Iridium communications.

Procurement Information

Continuation of communication services and existing goods under PA23 Schedule 5 Direct Award Section 7, 'Additional or repeat goods, services or works' : (a)a change in supplier would result in the contracting authority receiving goods, services or works that are different from, or incompatible with, the existing goods, services or works, and (b)the difference or incompatibility would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation or maintenance.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078555
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095950-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

64 - Postal and telecommunications services

CPV Codes

32531000 - Satellite communications equipment

64200000 - Telecommunications services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£631,495 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
12 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Oct 20261 weeks ago
Contract Period
23 Oct 2026 - 22 Oct 2036 Over 5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Trinity House
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
EC3N 4DH
Postcode Area
Central London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
City of London
Electoral Ward
Tower
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Ground Control Technologies (UK) Limited

Further Information

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