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BATCM/0322 - Multi-Mode Radio (MMR)

Radio equipment
Tactical command
control and communication systems
UK
Published value
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Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "BATCM/0322 - Multi-Mode Radio (MMR)". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of DefenceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Coverage: 1 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
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CompetitionNot published
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Legal basisNot published
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Electronic submissionNot published
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Published11 May 2021, 22:55 BST
Last source update11 May 2021, 22:55 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationRadio equipment, Tactical command, control and communication systems
Delivery area
UK
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02afd7
What is being bought
The aim of the Multi-Mode Radio (MMR) project is to maintain Tactical Satellite (TacSAT) and Ground-to-Air (G2A) capabilities post-2023 and set the conditions for a transition to and integration with the future MORPHEUS radio capabilities. The MOD has a requirement for National Security Agency (NSA) accredited Handheld and Manpack software-defined combat net radios capable of operating at SECRET across a broad range of military frequency bands (30MHz to 1.8GHz) delivering voice and data communication across the following modes of operation: Ground to Air; Ground to Ground - Line of Sight; Ground to Ground – Mobile Ad-hoc Network (MANET); and Ground to Ground - Beyond Line of Sight. In order to support interoperability between NATO and FVEY Partners, the radios are likely to require (but will not be limited to) the following waveform capabilities: HAVEQUICK II; Second-generation Anti-jam Tactical UHF radios for NATO (SATURN); Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS); Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA); Integrated Waveform (IW) 2; and TSM. To achieve secure communications, the radios will be capable of using various cryptographic standards, which are likely to include (but will not be limited to): VINSON Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal (ANDVT), Tactical Secure Voice Cryptographic Interoperability Specification (TSVCIS), Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 256. The radios will be operated on the soldier (dismounted) whilst deployed worldwide on battlefield missions of 72+hrs without support, which will require the following system attributes: long battery life, minimum size, weight and power, low/no maintenance, no special tools or test equipment and include ancillaries. The radios will be configurable locally or remotely allowing users to load new mission fills and load or purge cryptographic keys. The Manpack radio will be able to integrate within the MORPHEUS Evolve to Open (EvO) System Baseline. MORPHEUS Evolve to Open (EvO) is the first instantiation of Defence as a Platform (DaaP) in the tactical environment.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 May 2021, 22:55 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    11 May 2021, 22:55 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    11 May 2021, 22:55 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
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  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    Status not published
    Published valueNot published
    The core Contract supply is expected to have a value range of £70m-£90m (ex VAT). Including Options, the total anticipated Contract Value is between £70m-£250m (ex VAT). The supplier will be able to deliver quantities of up to 700 Manpack radios and 500 Handheld radios (exclusive of Options) that will meet the MMR performance requirements. Other requirements will include: • Training needs analysis and development of training materials; • Ancillaries (for example, antennas, headsets, batteries, pouch/bergen) • Integrated Logistical Support, including: o Supportability analysis; o NATO codification & unique item identification recording and marking (2D barcoding); o Delivery of initial spares package; o Packaging, handling, storage & transportation planning; o Provision of technical documentation; • Project management and governance; and • Security, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), safety and environmental assurance activities. Support Requirements Once the MMR solution has achieved FOC, the repair and inventory management services for MMR will be delivered by the future Logistical Support Contract (LSC) (Contract Reference: BATCM/0294) provider (Babcock Integrated Technology Limited). The MMR supplier will support transition of the MMR logistics requirements onto the LSC Contract. Additional information: The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. In reference to Section V: Award of Contract, the Authority has not yet awarded the Contract and this section should therefore be ignored.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    11 May 2021, 22:55 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 11 May 2021, 00:00 BST · £90,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Harris Systems Limited (a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies Inc)
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Multi-Mode Radio (MMR)
£90,000,000 · signed 11 May 2021, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-FTS-15945
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  • Ministry of Defence
    buyer

    Ministry of Defence, Defence Digital (formerly Information Systems and Services), BATCIS Delivery Team, Abbey Wood, Bristol, UK, BS34 8JH
    ISSComrcl-BATCIS-Morpheus-Grp@mod.gov.uk
    +44 3067985589

  • Harris Systems Limited (a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies Inc)
    supplier

    Unit 1, Dingley Way, Aerospace Park, Farnborough, UK

  • Ministry of Defence
    reviewBody

    Ministry of Defence, Defence Digital, BATCIS Delivery Team, Bristol, United Kingdom, Bristol
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Planning and rationale
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Procedure rationaleOn 4 May 2020 the Battlefield and Tactical Communication Information Systems (BATCIS) Team, part of the Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”) issued a Contract Notice to commence the procurement for a Multi-Mode Radio (“MMR”) system using the negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice. Following the selection phase, an Invitation to Negotiate (“ITN”) was issued on 2 December 2020. There were three tenderers in the procurement. On 29 Jan 2021, one tenderer withdrew from the procurement by notice to the Authority. On 19 Feb 2021, another tenderer withdrew from the procurement by notice to the Authority. Accordingly, in the absence of suitable tenders in response to the negotiated procedure with prior publication of a contract notice, the Authority now intends to contract for the same requirement, without substantially altering the terms of the proposed contract, with Harris Global Communications Inc / Harris Systems Limited using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to regulation 16(1)(a)(i) the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011.