UK SBS IT150033 Marine Satellite Broadband System
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDEstimated Value
£40,000 – £0
Deadline
14 August 2015
Published
31 July 2015
Type
Not specified
Overview
Provide a mobile broadband satellite communication system that has the following seven mandatory criteria; 1. Operate on moving platform, i.e. vessel 2.
Upload speeds of greater than 500kps, to provide high quality real time video upload with guaranteed streaming of data 3. Download speed greater than 1000kps 4.
To be able to operate in equatorial waters of the Mid-Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico (Mexican waters) 5. To be compact and light weight, to be easily mobilised and demobilised on vessels of convenience • Satellite dome less than 30kg • Dome diameter less than 1m • Inboard electronics to be compact and light weight, ideally single unit. • Associated interconnection cables • Simple on board setup and maintenance 6.
Additional details
Assistance/training with initial/1st time setup of system 7. One year on-going support to help with any issues with the communication system 8.
Delivery no later than 09/10/2015 The airtime contract will be established once this contract has been successfully awarded. The desired delivery date for the equipment is by the end of August 2015 in Edinburgh where the initial assistance with the set up will be required. If this is not possible due to time restraints then the device can be delivered to the ship, which will be in Southampton and must be there no later than October 9th 2015.
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Likely incumbents
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- 1
Softcat PLC
5 contracts wonlatest 11 Sept 2026ends 31 Jul 2031£3m
total awarded
- 2
Granicus-Firmstep Limited
1 contract wonlatest 23 Sept 2026ends 25 Sept 2027£36,093
total awarded
- 3
Insight Direct (UK) Ltd T/A Insight
1 contract wonlatest 12 Aug 2026ends 14 Aug 2027£59,858
total awarded
- 4
Computacenter (Uk) Ltd
1 contract wonlatest 3 Aug 2026ends 2 Aug 2027£15,054
total awarded
- 5
CDW Limited
1 contract wonlatest 24 Jul 2026ends 29 Jul 2027£69,141
total awarded
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UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDKey Dates
Published
31 July 2015
Submission deadline
14 August 2015
Notice type
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