Published date: 4 October 2022

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 3 November 2022, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Electronic and electrical spare parts for military aerospace equipment - 35642000

  • Command, control, communication systems - 35711000

  • Tactical command, control and communication systems - 35712000

Location of contract

BS34 8QW

Value of contract

£10,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_307167/1109782

Published date

4 October 2022

Closing date

3 November 2022

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

3 July 2023

Contract end date

3 July 2028

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This Contract is for the supply of a Common Aviation Situational Awareness (CASA) Tool, for use on multiple rotary wing platform types (Apache, Chinook, Merlin, Wildcat, and Dauphin). CASA is envisaged to be a tablet based digital moving map with a wire/obstruction alerting system. The working assumption is that the proposed system uses third party software to be provided as part of the Contracted solution. This will enable a visual representation of the topography inclusive of obstacles which pose a threat to the platform in real-time. To be provided in addition, the solution will be required to host various applications such as ACANS, Sky demon, ADS-B In and pFLARM. CASA will have connectivity using GPS, 3G/4G cellular and Wi - Fi allowing real time updates of NOTAMS, weather and EFB (Electronic Flight Bag) functions, as a minimum.

CASA will be an Aircrew Portable Electronic device, therefore independent of the airframe and integrated systems.

CASA will be required to adhere to multiple regulations and standards including, but not exclusively: RA2360, Mil-Std-810G / Def Stan 00-35, Mil-Std-461 / Def Stan 59-411, JSP 440 and JSP 822. Specific regulation and standard requirements will be provided as part of the ITT.

As part of the CASA system a number of base stations will be required in order to facilitate the aircrew and Operations staff in the ground preparation of missions, through the ability to upload mission pack, including route information, maps, relevant notifications, images and all other mission relevant information.

CASA will form part of the Post Mission debrief process, allowing information obtained in flight to be downloaded, stored, and reviewed. CASA will enable crews to take images and send to the relevant SMEs for further assistance.

The Prime will lead security accreditation, at OFFICIAL SENSITIVE, acceptance and support the safety and environmental case undertaking appropriate design reviews and certification, TLS to include provision for spares, support, and for both operator and maintainer training packages, inclusion of clear documentation in the form of user manuals and quick reference cards.

The CHC/651 Common Aviation Situational Awareness (CASA) requirement has been assessed and the security classification is confirmed as OFFICIAL SENSITIVE

CASA is intended to have an operational 5-year technological life cycle.

Noting IOC and FOC will be defined in the ITT target Initial Operation Capability is 31 Mar 24 and FOC 31 Mar 25.

The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is Low (Reference - RAR-337774928)

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Common Aviation Situational Awareness (CASA) and Performance Based Navigation (PBN) - Request for Information

  • Early engagement
  • Published 23 May 2022, last edited 25 May 2022

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About the buyer

Contact name

Nathaniel Dewfall

Address

MOD Abbey Wood North
Bristol
BS34 8QW
England

Email

nathaniel.dewfall100@mod.gov.uk