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Broadcast of the Time From NPL
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01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- Not statedValue not stated in source
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 26 Jan 2022
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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Broadcast of the Time From NPL (formerly MSF 60kHz Standard Frequency & Time Service)
The National Physical Laboratory [NPL] requirement is for a contractor to provider, operate and maintain all equipment required to generate and transmit continuously the MSF signal at a carrier frequency of 60kHz.
The effective radiated power of the signal shall be sufficient to provide a minimum field strength of 100 μV/m at a distance of 1000 km from the transmitter, and over the whole of the mainland UK.
The Contractor shall provide at least two frequency standards able to maintain the carrier frequency at 60 kHz to within 2 parts in 10 to the power 12 over a period of 30 days without dependence on off-air reception of any signal, and shall provide the equipment required to generate and to monitor the correct time and date code at the Transmission Station.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 64200000
- 64000000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 26 Jan 2022Planning notice
Planning notice published 26 January 2022.
Release 002361-2022
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05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a usable value.
- Only one release is held, so there is no change history.
06/ Questions
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07/ Related
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-030fd2
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · Planning
- Last verified
- Sun 5 Apr 2026, 18:09 BST
- Read at
- Sat 17 Oct 2026, 03:31 BST
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