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Preliminary Market Engagement for Parabolic Dish for Ku/Ka Band

Ofcom · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:52.

Opportunity overview

Ofcom are keen to speak with companies that may be able to provide a large parabolic Ku/Ka band dish. This preliminary market engagement is to support Ofcom to understand the market, costs, implementation considerations, timescales and risks associated with this type of solution to support building a business case. More details are available at https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/

Classification

  • CPV32532000 — Satellite dishes

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-055f38
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
053058-2025
Description
Extending the deadline for responses to the original Preliminary Market Engagement.
Entry 2
Id
053064-2025
Description
Extending the deadline for responses to the original Preliminary Market Engagement. Amendment to dates included in Engagement process description section.
Entry 3
Id
053066-2025
Description
Extending the deadline for responses to the original Preliminary Market Engagement. Amendment to dates included in Engagement process description section. Publication date of the tender amended - please note this date is just an estimated is likely to change.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
1 Dec 2025, 23:59

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Contract period

Ends
30 Sept 2026, 23:59
Starts
2 Feb 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
32532000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Satellite dishes

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
039886-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
15 Jul 2025, 11:40
Entry 2
Id
053058-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
2 Sept 2025, 10:49
Entry 3
Id
053064-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
2 Sept 2025, 10:53
Entry 4
Id
053066-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
2 Sept 2025, 10:57

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
30 Sept 2025, 23:59
Description
We have set out a series of questions in a questionnaire which we invite interested organisations to respond to. The questionnaire is available via our eSourcing portal - https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/. Log-in and navigate to 'pqq_91 - Market Engagement for Parabolic Dish for Ku/Ka Band'. To access the questionnaire organisations must be registered as a supplier on our eSourcing portal. To register visit https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/ and click on 'Register here'. Registration should take no longer than 10 minutes. The deadline for submitting the responses to the questionnaire is 12 noon on 30th Setpember 2025. These should also be submitted via the Ofcom eSourcing portal. Following receipt of responses to the questionnaire, Ofcom may invite some or all of the suppliers who respond for discussions with Ofcom’s Project Team. This will include an outline of the respondee’s solution, followed by a questions and answers session. Meetings will be held using MS Teams and are likely to be held week commencing 20th October 2025. All communication will be via the Ofcom eSourcing portal – https://ofcom.bravosolution.co.uk/.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PQQZ-1663-NWMN
Name
Ofcom

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKI44
Country
GB
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 9HA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Riverside House, 2a Southwark Bridge Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PQQZ-1663-NWMN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI44 · SE1 9HA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055f38-2025-09-02T10:57:14+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·