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title: "UK Cospas-Sarsat Satellite Ground Segment and Mission Control Centre Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03bf57"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY"
published: "2023-07-11"
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# UK Cospas-Sarsat Satellite Ground Segment and Mission Control Centre Support

Buyer: MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03bf57

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## Summary

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency has awarded a 10-year contract for the UK Cospas-Sarsat Satellite Ground Segment and Mission Control Centre Support to Techno-Sciences, LLC. The procurement method was a limited Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, signed on 14th June 2023, has a value of 5.3 million USD. The contract aims to provide support for the existing system before transitioning to a new one in years 5-6 of the contract period. The delivery addresses for this contract are in Fareham and Aberdeen, UK, focusing on IT services, consulting, software development, and support.

This tender by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency provides opportunities for businesses, particularly in IT services, consulting, and software development, to participate in supporting the UK's satellite ground segment and mission control centre. Companies with expertise in satellite technology, ground segment support, and mission control operations would be well-suited to compete for this 10-year contract. The award was based on a price criteria, and the current solution, implemented in 2019, is supported by the Original Equipment Manufacturer until a new system is procured by the UK. Interested businesses should monitor the MCA's activities for the upcoming full tender in years 5-6 of the contract period.

## Notice

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.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

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.

### Procurement Information

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019855-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 Apr 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £5,300,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MARITIME AND COASTGUARD AGENCY |
| Locality | SOUTHAMPTON |
| Post town | Southampton |
| Postcode | N/A |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ32 Southampton |
| Local authority | Southampton |
| Electoral ward | Banister & Polygon |
| Westminster constituency | Southampton Itchen |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TECHNO-SCIENCES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

## Release History

- 11 Jul 2023 at 16:14 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019855-2023
- 18 Apr 2023 at 07:51 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/011024-2023

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/maritime-and-coastguard-agency

## Provenance

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