United Kingdom-Oxford: UKRI-3142 EO DataHub Software

Type of document: Contract award
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-003585/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, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell
Town: Oxford
Postal code: OX11 0QX
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: STFC Procurement
Telephone: +44 1235446553
Email: STFCprocurement@ukri.org
Internet address(es):
Main address:
Address of the buyer profile:

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-3142 EO DataHub Software

Reference number: UKRI-3142
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 48000000
II.1.3) Type of contract Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description: The EO DataHub (EODH) programme has been instigated to address challenges around effective exploitation of Earth Observation Data. It represents a first phase of a national asset, supported by the government and specified with the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) alongside NERC. The programme is a pathfinder project led by the National Centre for Earth Observation and a partnership of public sector bodies. Its role is to: a) serve the UK national interest; b) offer all UK users a step-change in data access and
quality from commercial to government actionees to researchers and students; c) mitigate and transition the Copernicus related data activities to a UK-orientated model; d) provide a delivery approach which enables a much more rigorous, evidence-led legacy beyond the project – articulating UK capability, showcasing UK
datasets, evidenced costs and user-specified sustainability needs.
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement(excluding VAT)
Value:1600000
Currency:GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:Oxfordshire

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Data infrastructure for the UK is critical in the Earth Observation (EO) sector as it directly impacts the ability of UK science to produce world-leading information for discovery and policy, and the ability of our growing downstream industry to capitalise and invest in services built around UK capabilities and assets. The UK Government consistently recognises the value of EO capability with the importance of ongoing investment in the UK’s role recognised in the National Space Strategy and at global events such as COP26. Research and analysis repeatedly point to the need to invest in a way which catalyses that investment and bridges the “data to information” divide. Evidence from engagement with users in the EO sector has shown that there are barriers to the effective exploitation of Earth observation data including fragmentation of data sources and services and the fact that source data may not be in a readily exploitable form.
The successful tenderer will build, deploy and operate the Hub Platform (i.e. a set of software services hosted on the public cloud) to assist application developers and Earth Observation domain experts to find, access, analyse and process EO data from multiple distributed sources in a consistent manner and in a form that is suited for easy use in software applications and services to end-user communities. The desired outcome is that through access to the platform, software developers and expert users can more easily implement applications and services which exploit EO data. Users of the Hub Platform will have a set of software tools and services that will allow them to discover, access, analyse and process EO and climate datasets, along with capabilities to build scalable workflows and their own applications.

II.2.5)Award criteria

II.2.11) Information about options
Options no
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:2023/S 000-020090
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded yes
V.2) Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract:2023-10-04
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received:18
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: no
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Official name: Telespazio UK
National registration number: 07420777
Postal address: 350 Capability Green
Town: Luton
Country: United Kingdom
Nuts code:
The contractor is an SME yes

V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot(excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: 1600000
Total value of the contract/lot:1600000
Currency:GBP

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information:
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GO Reference: GO-202422-PRO-25104008
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Official name: UK Research and Innovation
Postal address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue
Town: Swindon
Postal code: SN2 1FL
Country: United Kingdom

VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
2024-02-02