Published date: 11 February 2021

This notice was replaced on 6 May 2021

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Awarded contract (published 6 May 2021)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Development of software for military applications - 72231000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£500,000

Procurement reference

701005378

Published date

11 February 2021

Closing date

12 March 2021

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

1 May 2021

Contract end date

1 May 2022

Contract type

Service 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

CESTIUS is a concept-validation exercise within PYRAMID that is designed to provide feedback on the usability and 'openness' of the technical solution by assessing the PRA Exploiter's Pack through an experiment in component development. The experiment will be conducted by a component developer and will consist of the development a PYRAMID-Compliant software component using the PRA Exploiter's Pack, capturing lessons learned on the experience of development, and supplying the component to a system integrator for integration testing. The value of these activities is in the findings of the experience which should provide confidence that the material enables suppliers to develop PYRAMID-Compliant systems. Consequently, the Authority is seeking responses that demonstrate a well-considered approach, e.g. the controls on the methods for conducting and observing the experiment. Responses will be considered against the proposals to capture and communicate the lessons learned from the assessment.

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About the buyer

Contact name

Emma Hart

Address

Combat Air Strategy Team (CAST)
MOD Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS348JH
England

Email

DESCAST-PYRAMID@mod.gov.uk