Buyer Name: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Buyer Address: 105 Commercial Road, Southampton, UKJ32, SO15 1EG, United Kingdom
Contact Email: Contracts@mcga.gov.uk
Buyer Name: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Buyer Address: 105 Commercial Road, Southampton, UKJ32, SO15 1EG, United Kingdom
Contact Email: Contracts@mcga.gov.uk
The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) seeks to procure 19 Iridium satellite communication terminals with airtime contracts to provision a resilient, non-terrestrial communication capability during a national or critical infrastructure outages. Scope of Supply: 7 x Iridium handheld/mobile terminals with standard accessories: e.g. case, USB data cable, antenna adaptor, ear piece, rechargeable battery 7 x solar chargers for handheld units 12 x Iridium fixed terminals for permanent installation in shore-based buildings, including aerials and up to 50m of cabling SIM cards and airtime agreements: 120 minutes/month per terminal Delivery to two mainland UK addresses (details provided upon award) Warranty: Minimum 12 months Support: Options for post-warranty defect support Exclusions: Installation and commissioning will be handled internally
No linked documents found for this notice.
External Link: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/055593-2025
Link Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
Lot 1 Status: active
Lot 1 Value: GBP 133,333
Lot 1 Value (Gross): GBP 136,000
Lot 1 Contract Start: 2025-11-11T00:00:00+00:00
Lot 1 Contract End: 2026-11-10T23:59:59+00:00
Lot 1 SME Suitable: Yes
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality (50%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (price): Price (40%)
Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Social Value (10%)
Document Description: Not published
Document Description: Tender notice on Find a Tender
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