# Contract Award Notice: Methane Monitoring Data Supply

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by UK SPACE AGENCY.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [UK SPACE AGENCY](/buyers/uk-space-agency/contract-awards)
- Supplier: SATELLITE APPLICATIONS CATAPULT LIMITED
- Award value: £5,728,000
- Tender value: £5,728,000
- Award date: 19 May 2023
- Published: 16 June 2023
- Contract start: 19 May 2023
- Contract end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 6436c658-22f8-47af-9f25-cc17e7e9ee1c-650239
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-10f71ce6-6758-42d6-b8c1-3744549c1224

## Description

This contract is for the purchase of data generated by satellites on where, when and by how much methane emissions are made across the UK and internationally\. This includes a substantial archive of data and an ongoing delivery of new data from satellites tasked by UK customers\. This contract allows multiple users to access the data via the vendors service platform\. Deliverables include: - Abundance dataset: Access the abundance datasets for select locations \(approximately 5,000 images\); a multi-layered image containing methane concentration amounts and surface reflectance\. Spatial resolution is less than 50m\. - Concentration map: Access to concentration maps of methane emissions\. Spatial resolution is less than 50m\. - Archive data which is historical satellite data from at least the previous two years and for select countries \(i\.e\. spatial extents\)\. - Marketing demand creation and marketing: Marketing campaigns undertaken at six monthly periods\. - Business support activities: Delivery of at least five business sprint sessions\. - Technical support: Delivery of at least three training sessions over the course of the contract\. - Guidance documents to supplement training: Provision of guidance documents covering data access requests and other user requirements - Programme management: Responsibility for management of key subcontractor and overall coordination of the programme\. The team are expected to respond to requests for support from the Contracting Authority within 2 working days\. Reporting: Quarterly reports on KPIs, data use and impact statements\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6436c658-22f8-47af-9f25-cc17e7e9ee1c-650239)