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Published 26 Jul 2022, 15:35 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Skysiren Sustain & Enhance

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesRestricted procedure
Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£10,900,000≈ £2.2m / year
Submissions closed 9 Sept 2022
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · starts 31 Mar 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Skysiren Sustain & Enhance is a UK Five Eyes programme that provides Near Real Time Intelligence (NRTI) essential Situational Awareness, Combat Identification and Critical Threat Warning to enhance platform and force element survivability, as well as contributing to greater interoperability with coalition forces. The MOD requires support to the continuance of the SKYSIREN support service.

CPV: Defence services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1• Project Management including meetings, secretarial support, facilities etc 5 yrsPublished value£10,900,000
  • Project Management including meetings, secretarial support, facilities etc.
  • A Delivery team that is capable or working up to SUKEO Security classification (Secret UK Eyes Only).
  • Provision of a Service Desk.
  • UK Theatre Interface Node (TIN) Support including on-site support, incident fault management and routine maintenance.
  • Engineering Support to the Authority including investigation of equipment failure reports and System Monitoring.
  • Installing Hardware & Software Upgrades to fixed sites and deployed platforms.
  • Design & Installation to new Platforms.
  • Patch Management.
  • Managing routine maintenance and In-Service Management.
  • Provision of a Transition Plan detailing how the current SKYSIREN support arrangements will transition to the new contracting arrangement.
  • Software update application.
  • Provision of technical roadmap inc. regular updates.
  • Design of technical solutions including technical refreshes in line with requirements derived from technical roadmaps, change management etc. and associated Architectural support.
  • Reference System (SIL). Maintaining and managing Reference System(s) and associated documentation in line with the live systems.
  • Technical Documentation e.g., Safety & Environmental Management Plan and regular revision / updates.
  • Implementing Requests for Change.
Contract period: 31 Mar 2023 – 31 Mar 2028 (5 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Second stage: up to 6 candidates invited to tenderVariant bids: not allowed
75220000 Defence services

What it takes to win
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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 more
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    As per the DPQQ.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Jul 2022, 15:35 BST
Last source update
26 Jul 2022, 15:35 BST
Authority reference
704260450
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-020348
Classification (CPV)
Defence services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035624 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

As per the contract ITT documentation.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
Submission deadline
9 Sept 2022, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Participation fee
document
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.contracts.mod.uk/go/5193025401823AE57D0F ↗

Timeline

26 Jul 2022 → 31 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Notice published
    26 Jul 2022, 15:35 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    9 Sept 2022, 17:00 BST
  3. Invitations to tender expected
    30 Sept 2022, 00:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    31 Mar 2023, 00:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Bristol, South WestContact email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Defence Digital- Mission Intelligence Exploitation (MIX)- IXDReview body Bristol

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria