United Kingdom-Swindon: UKRI-1146 SWIMMR S1 Space System S1 Trusted Space

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2021/S 000-028404/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Open procedure
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Contract award notice
Supplies

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: UK Research & Innovation
Postal address: Science & Technology Facilities Council, Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Town: Swindon
Postal code: SN21FF
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Nicola Everden
Telephone: +44 1235445133
Email: Nicola.everden@ukri.org
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.ukri.org

I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Other activity: Research

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title: UKRI-1146 SWIMMR S1 Space System S1 Trusted Space

Reference number: UKRI-1146
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 32530000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: SWIMMR S1 Space System
S1 Trusted Space
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:1188372
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:UNITED KINGDOM

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
SWIMMR will develop and deploy new instruments, models and services to support the UK space weather community and the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre. This programme will significantly add to the UK’s capability to predict and mitigate the hazards of space weather, as well as providing a basis for wider international collaboration over the lifetime of the proposal and beyond.
The funding forms part of the Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF), delivered by the UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) to drive an increase in high quality multi- and interdisciplinary research and innovation. It will ensure that UKRI’s investment links up effectively with government research priorities and opportunities. The programme is a collaboration led by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) with NERC and supported by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Department for Transport and the Ministry of Defence. The programme has been outlined in close association with the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre (MOSWOC).
The programme will be delivered through a series of activities managed by either STFC or NERC.
The “Trusted Space Sensor” tender is the procurement of an instrument with a spacecraft host to gather radiation data from space over at least one year in space and is part of the “S1: Improved in-situ radiation measurements for space and aviation” project.

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options yes
Description of options: The estimated value of the opportunity is:
£600k – £1.2m Excluding VAT, (Firm Fixed Price) for the initial purchase.
A maximum potential spend of up to £1.5m ex-VAT to account for additional purchases or contractual options that may be exercised**
**Note that UKRI does not guarantee any additional purchases or further work under this Contract outside of the initial purchase. The use of any contractual option is entirely at UKRI’s own discretion, and it does not guarantee any such additional purchases, extension or spend

II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no

Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:2020/S 240-594908
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: UKRI-1146
A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2021-10-08
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:1
Number of tenders received from SMEs:1
Number of tenders received from other EU Member States:0
Number of tenders received from non-EU Member States:0
Number of tenders received by electronic means:1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: D-Orbit UK Ltd
National registration number: 11832960
Postal address: Regent House, 316a Beulah Hill
Town: London
Postal code: SE19 3HF
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
Internet address:
The contractor is an SME yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:1188372
Currency:GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
The contract is likely to be subcontracted
Value or proportion likely to be subcontracted to third parties
Short description of the part of the contract to be subcontracted:The instrument element will be sub-contracted.

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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GO Reference: GO-20211112-PRO-19227373
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: UK Research & Innovation
Postal address: Science & Technology Facilities Council, Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Town: Swindon
Postal code: SN21FF
Country: United Kingdom
E-mail: commercial@ukri.org

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2021-11-12