Published date: 29 June 2023
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Awarded contract (published 2 April 2025)
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Contract summary
Industry
Sensors - 35125100
Location of contract
BS34 8JH
Value of contract
£18,000,000
Procurement reference
tender_358189/1217656
Published date
29 June 2023
Closing date
7 August 2023
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
24 June 2024
Contract end date
25 June 2029
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Competitive procedure with negotiation (above threshold)
Anyone may ask to participate, but only those who are pre-selected will be invited to submit initial tenders and to negotiate.
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
DE&S Specialist Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Search (EOD&S), Exploitation and Countermeasure (SEEC) team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (The Authority) intends to competitively assess, select and award a contract to a prime contractor for the development and integration of multiple aspect remote sensors and their associated networks (RSN) in the field of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosive (CBRNe). To include but not limited to as below.
- Bodyworn; for the use in conjunction with a variety of soldier systems monitoring the individual's metrics and the surrounding environmental area.
- Mounted; for use on multiple manned and unmanned platforms, to aid in situational awareness, protective monitoring and risk reduction
- Remote; for deployment as part of a wider sensor network or as a stand-alone node to allow long range, remote environmental monitoring and alerting in both permissive and non-permissive areas.
- Provide in-service support for both existing equipment and new equipment procured throughout the contract term. In-service support includes, but is not limited to; provision of spares, repairs, quality management, safety management, obsolescence management.
- Identification, procurement and testing of new RSN capabilities to take advantage of emerging technology to meet operational requirements and deliver value for money.
- Modification and integration of COTS sensors into a single system architecture
- Data retrieval from in-service networks and analysis of that data.
- Design and development and manufacture of new RSN and associated network capacity to include but not limited to novel navigation technology.
The competition is exempt from Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 in accordance with regulation 7(1)(a) for national security reasons. The classification of the requirements supported under this contract are SECRET UK Eyes Only. Therefore, the successful Contractor will be required to hold Facility Security Clearance (FSC) by Contract Award (estimated June 2024). Contractors without FSC may apply for provisional FSC status to allow the exchange of classified documents during the tendering phase but the winning contractor will be required to have full FSC in place by Contract Award. Further information on FSC can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/defence-equipment-and-support-principal-security-advisor
The Authority intends to award the contract by June 2024, with a five-year fixed term contract and two additional option years. The Authority reserves the right as its absolute discretion, to not take up any or all the option(s). Further information on the option(s) will be provided in the invitation to negotiate.
The overall value of the Contract (including any options) is estimated to be £18M (EX VAT).
The full requirement will be issued in the Invitation to Negotiate (ITN), and suppliers will be given appropriate time to respond with their tenders.
More information
Previous notice about this procurement
FRAMEWORK FOR REMOTE SENSOR NETWORK
- Early engagement
- Published 8 March 2023
Additional text
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To express your interest in this opportunity please complete the Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) which can be found here: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=55901
About the buyer
Contact name
Princess Macsadjo
Address
Rowan 2C Mailpoint 4110
Bristol
BS34 8JH
England
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