Planned procurement · Notice 102217-2026
Small Tracking Parabolic Dish PME
- Value
- £100k
- Stage
- Early notice
- Where
- London
- Lots
- 1
- Suitable for SMEs
- Not stated
- Contract
- 4 Jan 2027 – 4 Jan 2028
In plain English
Ofcom wants to hear from suppliers who can provide a small 90cm tracking parabolic dish with a new pedestal and controller, to replace end-of-life equipment at its monitoring site in Baldock. This is preliminary market engagement, not an open tender: it is not yet open for bids, and Ofcom will use the responses to shape a future procurement, with an estimated value of £100,000 and a contract period from 4 January 2027 to 4 January 2028.
Good fit for: Satellite ground equipment suppliers and integrators who can supply and install tracking dish systems.
Written with AI from the official notice. Check the notice before relying on it.
What the buyer says
Ofcom are keen to engage with suppliers with the appropriate expertise to supply a suitable small parabolic dish. Ofcom are replacing an end-of-life pedestal and controller with a small 90cm parabolic dish installed at our monitoring site in Baldock. Ofcom plan to reinstate this capability with an updated pedestal and parabolic dish measurement system, whilst retaining the capabilities of the current equipment. The system needs to be controllable through software or an online GUI and able to measure and track selected satellites for example using TLE data. The purpose of this preliminary market engagement exercise is to elicit input from suppliers enabling us to understand and evaluate the different options and solutions available to enable Ofcom to enhance and further develop its satellite monitoring and interference detection capability. The information gathered from this preliminary market engagement will be used to inform the most suitable and proportionate future procurement process.
What happens next
This is an early notice: the buyer is planning a tender, and its documents come when the tender is published. The notice gives the buyer's team as procurementnotice@ofcom.org.uk. Read the official notice for the details.
Procedure: not stated. Published 28 Oct 2026.
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