Exploring the business case for UK public sector adoption of Earth observation data and technology

A Contract Award Notice
by CABINET OFFICE

Source: Find a Tender
Type: Contract (Services)
Duration: not specified
Value: £35K

Sector: PROFESSIONAL
Published: 12 Oct 2021
Delivery: not specified
Deadline: n/a

Concepts

Location

London:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 1 suppliers

1 buyer

Cabinet Office London

1 supplier

Satellite Applications Catapult Oxford

Description

Investigate the breadth of demand for Earth Observation technology within the UK public sector. The Contracting Authority sought a third party to conduct research and user engagement to provide an evidence base for the establishment of the future approach to access by the UK public sector of Earth Observation/remote sensed data.

Award Detail

1	Satellite Applications Catapult (Oxford) Reference: 025443-2021-1 Value: £35,220

Renewal Options

The Contracting Authority may extend the Contract for a period of up to 3 months by giving not less than 10 Working Days' notice in writing to the Supplier prior to the Expiry Date. The Terms and conditions of the Contract shall apply throughout any such extended period.

CPV Codes

73200000 - Research and development consultancy services

Indicators

Options are available.

Legal Justification

The explanation for a direct award to the Satellite Applications Catapult (SAC) Ltd being uniquely positioned as subject matter experts who have sector specific expertise that will be critical to the quality of the outputs and are not held elsewhere in the research market. SAC is a research and technology innovation centre within the catapult network of organisations designed to accelerate research and take-up of new technologies in specific sectors (e.g. Satellite Applications, Connected Places, Digital, Medicines Discovery etc). SAC was formed to help organisations make use of, and benefit from, satellite technologies. They are one of the 10 catapult organisations set up as an independent organisation to assist the public sector therefore use of the catapult network represents an efficiency in public expenditure compared to procuring research services from elsewhere.