Technical Experts RFFP
A Contract Award Notice
by SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £350K
- Sector
- TRANSPORT
- Published
- 02 Nov 2021
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
Oxfordshire:
1 buyer
6 suppliers
- Bryce Space & Technology Surrey
- Cornwall Development Redruth
- Grey Consultants London
- Brightday Engineering Fleet
- Filton Systems Engineering Bristol
- Misca Advisors London
Description
Context To deliver impact nationally, the Satellite Applications Catapult ambition is to develop locations across the UK that draw upon local expertise and facilities to grow space activity, and to deliver end impacts at scale through significant regional programmes, building on our current level of regional presence offered through our Centre of Excellence. As part of our aim to develop a UK Space Ecosystem alongside the UK Space Agency; these locations will lead and coordinate local connectivity, insight and delivery of a space activity and provide targeted business support combined with local space leadership momentum. It is the Catapult’s intention to utilise this Framework to support new and on-going initiatives. Statement of Work The successful supplier(s) will be expected to complete to a range of specific assignments and deliverables in response to Work Package requests with inputs to include but not limited to: - Business Support to Space and Non-Space experts from start-up to scale-up - Sector and Regional Workshop Facilitation - Training for Non-Space Experts - Produce reference material and resources for Non-Space Experts - Identification of new collaboration opportunities with government, industry and academia - Consultancy contributions to space sector project proposals and delivery
Lot Division
| 1 | Earth Observation As the regional consultant in Earth Observation (EO), you will perform an important technical consultant role, using your expertise in the application of geospatial technologies to support and enable the broader adoption of satellite Earth Observation in key markets including Extractive Industries; Agri-tech; Renewable Energy; Healthy Living, Intelligent Transport, Climate and Sustainable Development. You will have the enthusiasm and drive to use your market knowledge and industry experience to propose and develop effective geospatial solutions that respond to industry-focused business challenges and opportunities. The successful supplier will: - have a broad knowledge and practical application of geospatial technologies and geospatial data analytics. - have experience of the application of EO technologies. - have experience in emerging geospatial data analysis technologies e.g., AI/ML, Cloud. - be an excellent communicator, equally comfortable discussing a technical architecture on a whiteboard one day and communicating a financial value proposition that you have developed the next. - have experience in the definition and development of innovative geospatial solutions utilising the most appropriate geospatial technologies and data sets to meet customer / market needs - have experience in technical leadership in the identification, specification, development and implementation of EO-enabled products and services - have an understanding of how EO can be integrated into the solutions and be able to communicate confidently with non-space organisations or experts in this field. |
| 2 | Satcomms As the regional consultant in Satellite Communications (SatComms), you will perform an important technical consultant role, using your expertise in the application of ubiquitous connectivity to support and enable the broader adoption of SatComms including, pervasive devices, consolidated smart networks and frugal computing across our market areas Extractive Industries; Agri-tech; Renewable Energy; Healthy Living, Intelligent Transport, Climate and Sustainable Development with their connectivity capabilities. You will have the enthusiasm and drive to use your market knowledge and industry experience to propose and develop effective SatComms solutions that respond to industry-focused business challenges and opportunities. The successful supplier will: - have a background in communications systems engineering, preferably satellite systems - have an understanding of communication architectures, waveforms and protocols, including IP networking, terrestrial communications (3G/LTE) and/or satellite communications. - have experience with satellite or terrestrial user terminal systems, communications systems hardware, software, protocol and systems development - have experience with embedded systems, signal processing, and software engineering techniques - have experience in technical leadership in the identification, specification, development and implementation of SatComms-enabled products and services - have an understanding of how SatComms can be integrated into the solutions and be able to communicate confidently with non-space organisations or experts in this field. |
| 3 | PNT As the regional consultant in Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT), you will perform an important technical consultant role, using your expertise in the application of PNT to support and enable the broader adoption including in our market areas Extractive Industries; Agri-tech; Renewable Energy; Healthy Living, Intelligent Transport, Climate and Sustainable Development. You will have the enthusiasm and drive to use your market knowledge and industry experience to propose and develop effective solutions integrating PNT that respond to industry-focused business challenges and opportunities. The successful supplier will: - have a background in both the commercial development of technical solutions using PNT and related subsystems such as timing and ground segment components is highly desirable - have a detailed understanding of the technical innovations occurring in the PNT field. - have experience in technical leadership in the identification, specification, development and implementation of PNT-enabled products and services - have an understanding of how PNT can be integrated into solutions - be able to communicate confidently complex innovation with both with non-space organisations or experts in this field. |
| 4 | Space Manufacturing and IOSM As the regional consultant in Space Manufacturing and In-Orbit Service and Manufacturing (IOSM), you will perform an important technical consultant role, using your expertise in the application of manufacturing for space and IOSM technologies to support and enable the establishment, growth and innovation of businesses in this area and the surrounding supply chains. You will have the enthusiasm and drive to use your market knowledge and industry experience to propose and develop effective solutions that respond to industry-focused business challenges and opportunities. The successful supplier will: - have extensive experience in advanced manufacturing and materials with emphasis on application of these capabilities to real world challenges - have an appreciation of robotics and autonomous systems and a recognition of where and how such technologies will be applicable to IOSM today and in the future. - have experience in technical leadership in the identification, specification, development and implementation of space manufacturing and IOSM commercial and collaboration opportunities - be able to communicate confidently with non-space organisations or experts in this field |
| 5 | Launch and Propulsion As the regional consultant in Space Launch and Propulsion technologies, you will perform an important technical consultant role, using your expertise in the application of Space Launch and Propulsion technologies to support and enable the establishment, growth and innovation of businesses in this area and the surrounding supply chains. You will have the enthusiasm and drive to use your market knowledge and industry experience to propose and develop effective solutions that respond to industry-focused business challenges and opportunities. The successful supplier will: - have an excellent understanding of propulsion technologies including hybrid, chemical and electric and the applicability to launch vehicles and spacecraft, - recognise the challenges associated with the business implementation of related innovations - be able to offer astute and concise assessments of commercial viability - have experience in technical leadership in the identification, specification, development and implementation of Space Launch and Propulsion commercial and collaboration opportunities - be able to communicate confidently with non-space organisations or experts in this field |
Award Detail
| 1 | Bryce Space & Technology (Surrey)
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| 2 | Cornwall Development (Redruth)
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| 3 | Grey Consultants (London)
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| 4 | Brightday Engineering (Fleet)
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| 5 | Bryce Space & Technology (Surrey)
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| 6 | Cornwall Development (Redruth)
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| 7 | Grey Consultants (London)
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| 8 | Bryce Space & Technology (Surrey)
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| 9 | Cornwall Development (Redruth)
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| 10 | Grey Consultants (London)
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| 11 | Bryce Space & Technology (Surrey)
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| 12 | Cornwall Development (Redruth)
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| 13 | Grey Consultants (London)
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| 14 | Filton Systems Engineering (Bristol)
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| 15 | Bryce Space & Technology (Surrey)
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| 16 | Cornwall Development (Redruth)
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| 17 | Grey Consultants (London)
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| 18 | Filton Systems Engineering (Bristol)
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| 19 | Misca Advisors (London)
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Award Criteria
| Quality Total | 60 |
| Cost Total | 40 |
CPV Codes
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 48000000 - Software package and information systems
- 64226000 - Telematics services
- 71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
- 64225000 - Air-to-ground telecommunications services
- 64212400 - Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) services
- 64212500 - General Packet Radio Services (GPRS) services
- 64212600 - Enhanced Data for GSM Evolution (EDGE) services
- 71316000 - Telecommunication consultancy services
- 72212216 - Network connectivity terminal emulation software development services
- 34700000 - Aircraft and spacecraft
- 34710000 - Helicopters, aeroplanes, spacecraft and other powered aircraft
- 42000000 - Industrial machinery
- 73425000 - Development of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts
- 73435000 - Test and evaluation of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts
- 34712000 - Spacecraft, satellites and launch vehicles
- 34712100 - Spacecraft
- 34712200 - Satellites
- 34711200 - Non-piloted aircraft
- 34711300 - Piloted aircraft
- 34711400 - Special-purpose aircraft
- 34712300 - Spacecraft launchers
- 34741100 - Aircraft-launching gear
- 34740000 - Aircraft or spacecraft equipment, trainers, simulators and associated parts
- 34730000 - Parts for aircraft, spacecraft and helicopters
- 34731400 - Jet engines
Indicators
Other Information
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Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-02d39e
- FTS 027425-2021