UK Research & Innovation: UKRI-1146 SWIMMR S1 Trusted Space

UK-Swindon: Satellites.


Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for prior information only: Yes
   This notice aims at reducing time-limits for receipt of tenders: No
   This notice is a call for competition: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       UK Research & Innovation
       Polaris House, North Star Avenue, Swindon, SN2 1FF, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 1235446553, Email: STFCprocurement@ukri.org
       Main Address: https://www.ukri.org/
       NUTS Code: UK
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .

I.3) Communication          
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address

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 - 1
   II.1.1) Title: UKRI-1146 SWIMMR S1 Trusted Space    
          Reference number: UKRI-1146
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      34712200 - Satellites.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SUPPLIES
   II.1.4) Short description:    
      Provision of space radiation measurement services in-orbit (ideally high-LEO) through the procurement of a “Trusted” (high TRL radiation instrument, ideally with flight heritage) calibrated on-ground and integrated in/on to a host spacecraft to measure external radiation characteristics once on orbit. Procured as at least one host-instrument pair to be launched (mid 2022) and accepted in-orbit, with option for a 2nd pair.
CONTINUED IN SECTION II.2.4          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value: Not Provided
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No          
      Maximum number of lots that may be awarded to one tenderer: Not Provided       
      The contracting authority reserves the right to award contracts combining the following lots or groups of lots: Not Provided

II.2) Lot Description          
   II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s):       
      60520000 - Experimental payload services.          
      38341600 - Radiation monitors.          
      38970000 - Research, testing and scientific technical simulator.       
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UK - UNITED KINGDOM    
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Subsequent operations services (until March 2023) for the instrument to provide regular (at least daily) deliveries of radiation measurement instrument data to RAL Space and manage commands to the instrument (including code-uploads) and various calibration tasks. Options to extend operations while instruments and host spacecraft are operating satisfactorily.
Space radiation measurement instrument should distinguish and measure: protons flux, electron flux and surface charging at a cadence of minutes. As a Trusted instrument, command generation and processing software (to create calibrated values) shall be requested for installation at a RAL Space managed Instrument Management Facility (IMF) – the IMF will not be part of this procurement.    
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Please see details on how to express an interest in this requirement in Section VI.3.    


II.3) Estimated Date of publication
         29/01/2021
      
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description       
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - YES

Section VI: Complementary Information    
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   If you would like to express an interest in relation to this requirement, please send an email with the title “UKRI-1146 SWIMMR S1 Trusted Space – Expression of Interest” to STFCprocurement@ukri.org
Please include your company name and contact details in this email.
There will be a Supplier Event in relation to this requirement on the 21st December 2020 to present the aims of the project and the procurement process. It will also give suppliers a chance to ask any questions. The event will take place via Zoom from 2pm until 4pm.
If you wish to attend the Supplier Event, please confirm your attendance no later than 12pm on Friday 18th December 2020.
Details on how to join the event will be sent out by 4pm on Friday 18th December 2020.
Please note, all suppliers that express an interest in this requirement will receive all the information that is shared at the Supplier Event, even if they cannot attend.

Please note, all dates are anticipated and subject to change.
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GO-2020124-PRO-17464011 TKR-2020124-PRO-17464010        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 04/12/2020