Reorganisation of Ship-Shore-Ship Buffer Including Communication System – Exporting Opportunity

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: REORGANISATION OF SHIP-SHORE-SHIP BUFFER INCLUDING COMMUNICATION SYSTEM – EXPORTING OPPORTUNITY
2. Awarding Authority: Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills acting on behalf of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), GB. Web:
3. Contract type: Supply contract
4. Description: Opportunity type NATO
Industry Defence
Replacing and modernising existing SSSB obsolete radio and control equipment at sites in 3 countries
The project will replace and modernise existing Ship-Shore-Ship Buffer (SSSB) obsolete radio and control equipment in:
UK (3 sites)
Greece (6 sites)
Netherlands (4 sites)
The project is broken down into:
work package 1 for civil works and site preparation
work package 2 radio communications subsystem and upgrade of data link communication
Work Package 1 is mainly related to antenna site preparation, building refurbishment and provision of new buildings to host radio equipment.
Work Package 2 Is mainly related to replacement of HF transmitters and receivers with new solid-state equipment, it includes:
replacement of UHF amplifier’s with new equipment supporting the SATURN standard
replacement of HF and UHF antennas
supply and installation of new time of day cabling, wiring, connectors and all necessary adaptation to the buildings in terms of penetration and lightning protection system
The SSSB is a real time digital link buffer system supporting the exchange of tactical information between the NATO Air Defence Ground Environment (NADGE) system, Airborne Early Warning (AEW) systems and Naval Forces by the use of NATO data Link 1, 11, 11B and Link 22.
The current SSSB equipment is old and suffers from repeated failures. T
There is a need to reorganise and recover full functionality of existing SSSB communication systems:
because of the obsolescence of radio systems and intra-sites communications currently installed
to prepare for the migration to link 22 and the relevant modernisation driving requirements
The objectives of the project is to provide:
a seamless, resilient, flexible bearer services and connectivity between operational forces and NATO commands, supporting operations while static and deployed sites are available
an effective non-SATCOM wireless transmission services at Line of Sight (LOS) and Beyond Line Of Sight (BLOS)
an exploitation of the full electromagnetic-spectrum capability to provide survivable wireless services and systems in support of NATO operations
deployment of wireless capability whenever needed throughout and beyond the NATO area of responsibility in accordance with NATO ministerial guidance
management and adaptation of wireless-system and service configurations to provide maximum capacity consistent with the physical and threat environment
interfacing of wireless-system and NATO command structure
configuration and organisation of wireless transmission and networking services
future integration into allied command and control systems
multi-Link 11 and multi-Link 22 network capability
full communication control for data and voice services
tactical voice communications
advanced maintenance and analysis capabilities for exchange of:
link 11 tactical data (STANAG 5511, STANAG 5601, MIL-STD-188-110, MIL-STD-188-203-1A, SPAWAR-S-850)
link 22 tactical and technical data (STANAG 4372 Ed 3, STANAG 4430, STANAG 4203, STANAG 4205, STANAG 4285, STANAG 4372, STANAG 4415, STANAG 4444, STANAG 4529, STANAG 4539, STANAG 5522)
Further information is available on request from the Department for International Trade.
5. CPV Code(s): 32570000, 32344210, 72300000, 51300000
6. NUTS code(s): UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: North East (England), North West (England), Yorkshire And The Humber, East Midlands (England), West Midlands (England), East Of England, London, South East (England), South West (England), Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.
9. Estimated value of requirement: Value of contract £5m-50m
10. Opportunity closing date 12.12.2021.
11. Address to which they must be sent: To register your interest in the above opportunity please visit:
12. Other information: TKR-20211130-EX-1733729