Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13cbe-7fa9-70bb-8616-a6d862208e9d/skynet-enduring-capability-wideband-satellite-system-pre-pqq closed GB open procedure # Skynet enduring capability wideband satellite system pre-pqq [Ministry of Defence](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-defence) Estimated value £1,500,000,000 Published 31 May 2023 Deadline Closed 6 Jul 2023 ## Who can bid - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender The UK MOD SKYNET Enduring Capability (SKEC) Delivery Team invites industry to respond to the Wideband Satellite System (WSS) Pre-PQQ. Please refer to the Opportunity listing for more details: [contracts.mod.uk](https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56364) The SKYNET Enduring Capability (SKEC) Project will deliver the next era of satellite communications (SATCOM) to the MOD using new space assets. This procurement is for the design, manufacture and post-design services of up to three wideband GEO satellite systems, associated ground equipment, and launch operations incorporating measures deliver an Assured Capability. The functionality of the requirement will include X band, Mil-Ka band and UHF broadcast communications payload serving multiple service areas; Secure Telemetry, Tracking and Command using X, Mil-Ka and S-bands; Inter-satellite links for both communications payload traffic and STT&C; ability to link to anchors at Mil-KA and X band; Nuclear radiation hardening at SAL-2 and protective measures and have a minimum life of 15 years. These satellite systems, and the procurement, are known as the SKYNET Enduring Capability Wideband Satellite System (SKEC WSS). The SKEC WSS procurement is exempt from the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR) and the application of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 to protect UK essential security interests. The obligations, rights, and remedies under the PCR and/or DSPCR therefore do not apply to this Procurement. You can find previously published information about the WSS procurement, and the wider SKEC programme, on our collaborative site Defence Share. This is a secure site and if you wish to apply for access, please request this by emailing . Information can also be found on the SKYNET Enduring Capability (SKEC) programme page on the gov.uk website. Read full description ## CPV classification Satellite communications equipment Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/7dc1679a-1cd4-40fa-a43a-0871761dd159) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Ministry of Defence: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/ministry-of-defence) [Sector More Telecoms & broadcasting equipment tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/telecoms-broadcasting-equipment) ## More tenders like this [Network equipment – DNS - Firewallová a NGFW řešení a související služby · DIAMO, státní podnik · 36 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2821-72c5-9be3-f18d626fe0ee/czechia-network-equipment-dns-firewallova-a-ngfw-reseni-a-souvisejici-sluz) [Network equipment – revitalizacija sigurnosne I mrežne infrastrukture FAZA II -2026 · PLINACRO d.o.o. · 7 days left · 26 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2a2f-71ae-813f-c6a525a7b2ef/croatia-network-equipment-revitalizacija-sigurnosne-i-mrezne-infrastrukture) [Network infrastructure – INFRASTRUCTURA FIBRA OPTICA · Ministerul Apararii - Unitatea Militara 02133 · 36 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1383-70c0-a453-3a8ce5edfb88/romania-network-infrastructure-infrastructura-fibra-optica) [Network equipment – Zakup urządzeń umożliwiających uruchomienie modeli sztucznej inteligencji · Komenda Główna Policji · 9 days left · 27 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-1c3f-7180-bda2-39e35856c903/poland-network-equipment-zakup-urzadzen-umozliwiajacych-uruchomienie-modeli) [Network infrastructure – Rahmenvereinbarung zur Lieferung und Service von HPE Server-, SAN und Speicherstrukturen · Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-c512-72a8-abeb-a947b01f1c4c/germany-network-infrastructure-rahmenvereinbarung-zur-lieferung-und-service) [Network equipment – 2026-155 Subministrament d’equipament de seguretat perimetral i serveis per protegir els elements de TI hostatjats als centres de procés de dades (CPD) i equipament IOT de l’Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. · Consorci Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (HCB) · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a15183-2c8e-7273-967c-c73da289ab4d/spain-network-equipment-2026-155-subministrament-dequipament-de-seguretat-p)