Public procurement notice: Contract Award Notice
Published: 2018-01-26
Buyer: UK Shared Business Services Ltd
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 32534000 | 45223800 | 71630000 | 71632000 | 71632200
Estimated value: 4083333 GBP
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The UK Space Agency has a requirement for a Supplier to perform the Assembly, Integration and testing (AIT) for the MICROCARB platform and Satellite.
- The preparation of integration activities (analysis of integration and testing sequence, identification of means necessary for implementation, procurement of electrical ground support equipment, drafting of documentation, installation of the management system and the information dissemination resources).
- The performance of the assembly integration and testing activities at platform and satellite levels.
These activities will take place at the premises of the service provider, in the premises of the environment test contract-holder and on the launch site.
The UK Space Agency has a requirement for a supplier to perform the Assembly, Integration and Testing (AIT) for the MICROCARB platform and Satellite.
- The preparation of integration activities (analysis of integration and testing sequence, identification of means necessary for implementation, procurement of electrical ground support equipment, drafting of documentation, installation of the management system and the information dissemination resources).
- The performance of the assembly integration and testing activities at platform and satellite levels.
These activities will take place at the premises of the service provider, in the premises of the environment test contract-holder and on the launch site.
All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts).
This procurement will be managed electronically via the Crown Commercial Service’s e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in this procurement, participants shall first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite.
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Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite.


Winner: Thales Alenia Space UK Limited
Award value: 4083333
Number of bids: 2