Official UK procurement notice
Human Machine Teaming - Enabling Framework (702953450) - Re-opening 1
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionTHIS ADVERT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR PARTICIPANTS TO JOIN THE EXTANT HMT FRAMEWORK ORIGINALLY RELEASED QUARTER 2 2022 (REFERENCE: 702953450). IF YOU ARE ALREADY A PARTICIPANT WITHIN THIS FRAMEWORK YOU DO NOT NEED TO COMPLETE THIS PROCESS. THIS PQQ/ITT PROCESS IS FOR NEW ENTRANTS TO THE FRAMEWORK ONLY.
The Human Machine Teaming (HMT) programme collates current lessons from Army's experimentation activity in Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS), and enable rapid iterations, across the full stack of potential capabilities, across a 3-year programme.
This will ensure the necessary stability, time and opportunity to generate sufficient evidence to inform future cost/benefit analysis activity and balance of investment decisions.
HMT is being delivered through a multi supplier Framework Agreement, which is segregated into LOTS. This manages and delivers the continued development and maturation of capabilities and requirements in RAS in accordance with the Strategy outlined in the 'British Army's Approach to RAS'.
This is required to build on the Transformation Fund experimentation completed within the Robotic Platoon Vehicle (RPV), Nano Unmanned Air Systems (nUAS) and Theseus Projects, along with associated learning from Army Warfighting Experiment (AWE) to create operational advantage for land forces, by integrating adaptable RAS within Human Machine Teams, to generate mass and tempo whilst reducing risk.
The framework has a 3 year duration (2.5 years remaining), and is valued at £300M. This programme of work is being delivered by the Expeditionary Robotics Centre of Expertise (ERCoE) using the Future Capability Group's (FCG) novel Buy and Try at Scale Operational(BATSO) commercial model, with sufficient framework headroom, to complete iterative spiral development of technological solutions.
Framework participation will be subject to successfully completing a Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) and Invitation toTender (ITT) process.
This will commence with the publication of the PQQ for Human Machine Teaming through the DSP.
CPV: Research and development services and related consultancy services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · no lot values published · win at most 4 of themLot #1HMT LOT 1 - Hardware
Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Activity - Hardware LOT.
Encompassing examples such as Uncrewed Ground Vehicles, Uncrewed Air Systems, Payloads, Consumable etc.
Lot #2HMT LOT 2 - Software
HMT LOT 2 - Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Software.
External software, internal systems/platform software, reliability/maintenance analysis software etc.
Lot #3HMT LOT 3 - Professional & Technical Services
HMT LOT 3 - Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Professional & Tech Services.
Design, Safety, Human Factors, Ethics and other contracted/consultancy RAS support activities.
Lot #4HMT LOT 4 - Enabling & Networks
HMT LOT 4 - Robotic and Autonomous Systems (RAS) Enabling and Networks.
Integration of RAS, Data Management of RAS, communications requirements etc.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
Pre Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) will outline expected selection criteria for suitability of organisations for enrolment to the Framework, and establish those organisations that will be invited to respond to the HMT Invitation to Tender (ITT) for Framework.
- Economic & financial standing
Economic Criteria will be outlined in the PQQ published within the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP).
- Technical & professional ability
Technical and Professional Criteria will be outlined in the PQQ published within the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP).
- “Human Machine Teaming - Enabling Framework (702953450) - Re-opening 1” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 17 Oct 2022, 18:27 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Oct 2022, 18:27 BST
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-029243- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-037682Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic payment
Publisher note: PQQ will be published through the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP)
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Oct 2022, 08:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
27 Jun 2022 → 24 Oct 2022 · 3 dates- Invitations to tender expected27 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST
- Notice published17 Oct 2022, 18:27 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown24 Oct 2022, 08:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Expeditionary Robotics Centre of Expertise.Review body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.