Awarded

Satellite Link Bandwidth Lease for British Antarctic Survey's KEP Research Station

Awarded 31 Mar 2019

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Awarded31 Mar 2019
Value£113,876.89
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryTelecommunications
Ended 5y 7mo ago2y term
Awarded 31 Mar 2019Expired 30 Mar 2021

UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED awarded a contract to CommSystems LLC for the provision of an Internet Satellite link lease to the KEP research station for a period of two years.

The contract was awarded under the Single Sourcing Action (SSA) process in line with regulation 32 (2)(b)(ii) where competition is absent for technical reasons.

The contract value is AUD 113,876.89.

The contract has been modified through variations: Variation 001 extended the contract by US $25,935.00 excluding VAT under Regulation 72(1)(b)(i); Variation 002 extended by US $14,820.00 excluding VAT under Regulation 72(1)(c); Variation 003 extended by US $14,820.00 excluding VAT under Regulation 72(1)(c); and Variation 004 extended by US $11,100.00 excluding VAT under Regulation 72(1)(c) of The Public Contracts Regulations (PCR) 2015.

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