Official UK procurement notice
RAF Raven Systems Integrator
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRAVEN is a secure, deployable communications platform that is critical for the projection of modern Air Power and is vital for the enablement of Agile Combat Employment (ACE).
The Delivery Team is looking for an SI who has experience in providing support for the day-to-day operations of Defence CIS as well as Service Management.
- How the procedure runs: Suppliers are required to register on the DSP and then complete the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). The submission received within the timelines outlined in the PSQ documents will be evaluated and the top 6 highest scoring applicants will be invited to Tender.
CPV: Military defence services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£32,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Financial assessment to be carried out.
- Technical & professional ability
Qualification Envelope - Pass/Fail questions.
Technical Envelope - Scored and Pass/Fail questions.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Qualification Envelope. PASS / FAIL questions which must be passed by the Potential Provider in order to progress to the Technical Envelope (except where the Authority has discretion not to fail the Potential Provider).
Technical Envelope Scored and Pass/Fail. Those Potential Providers who are successful in the Stage 1 evaluation will then be taken forward into the Stage 2 evaluation where their capability will be assessed using a series of PASS/FAIL and weighted questions which include a scoring regime across a range of weighted criteria. An individual weighted score is calculated for each question by dividing the appropriate score allocated to the Potential Provider by 100 and multiplying by the question weighting. A total weighted score is then calculated by adding together the entire individual question weighted scores for the Potential Provider.
The Top six (6) highest scoring applicants will be invited to Tender.
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).
- Value for Money (VfM) Index (Non-cost score / Price (£NPV): Tender evaluation will be based on Value for Money (VfM) Index. This approach divides the total score of the non-cost (quality/technical) criteria by the tender cost. It ranks tenders on the quality (represented by the non-cost score) for each £ (or £k or £m) of cost.
- Economic & financial standing
Financial assessment to be carried out.
- Technical & professional ability
Qualification Envelope - Pass/Fail questions.
Technical Envelope - Scored and Pass/Fail questions.
- Condition of participationshortlisting
Qualification Envelope. PASS / FAIL questions which must be passed by the Potential Provider in order to progress to the Technical Envelope (except where the Authority has discretion not to fail the Potential Provider).
Technical Envelope Scored and Pass/Fail. Those Potential Providers who are successful in the Stage 1 evaluation will then be taken forward into the Stage 2 evaluation where their capability will be assessed using a series of PASS/FAIL and weighted questions which include a scoring regime across a range of weighted criteria. An individual weighted score is calculated for each question by dividing the appropriate score allocated to the Potential Provider by 100 and multiplying by the question weighting. A total weighted score is then calculated by adding together the entire individual question weighted scores for the Potential Provider.
The Top six (6) highest scoring applicants will be invited to Tender.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Jun 2025, 13:10 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2025, 15:56 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 19 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
715017452- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047738- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05460bFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
No later than 30 days from receipt of valid undisputed invoice.
- How it runs
Suppliers are required to register on the DSP and then complete the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ). The submission received within the timelines outlined in the PSQ documents will be evaluated and the top 6 highest scoring applicants will be invited to Tender.
- Risks
The Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) linked to Operational Support and are Project Based:
Operational Support includes KPIs within DEFFORM 47 ITT document, Schedule 2 - Statement of Requirements - based on point (3) and the SLA/KPI breakdown table within this section. These specific SLA/KPIs are tailored to the services required that the Potential Provider shall be required to achieve. For further details, please refer to Annex E Key Performance Indicators.
Project Based - Each project will have KPIs that are tailored and bespoke to the specific service, that will be continuously assessed and tailored to suit the specific requirement of each project. This will ensure that the KPIs accurately reflect the unique objectives and deliverables of each project. For further details, please refer to Annex Key Performance Indicators.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 11 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 11 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
via the Defense Souring Portal
Timeline
10 Jun 2025 → 2 Feb 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published10 Jun 2025, 13:10 BST
- Next notice expected14 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Market engagement14 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
Interested Suppliers are required to email their interest to : [email protected]
- Tender notice published11 Aug 2025, 15:56 BST
- Clarification questions by1 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline11 Sept 2025, 16:00 BST
- Award decision expected by278 days ago19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts265 days ago2 Feb 2026
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Jun 2025- Pipeline notice published10 Jun 2025, 13:10 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published10 Jun 2025, 13:24 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published11 Aug 2025, 15:56 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active11 Aug 2025, 15:56 BST
- Procurement method changed11 Aug 2025, 15:56 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Applicants will need to register on the DSP and to this opportunity. Applicants will be required to complete the sections within the PSQ and then submit their response.
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender