Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-10-10
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, DE&S Mat Strat, Air Defence and Electronic Warfare Systems
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Restricted procedure
CPV classification: 35730000: Electronic warfare systems
Estimated value:  GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-11-11
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Electronic warfare systems and counter measures. RAF Spadeadam fields a number of threat systems and enablers that are used to develop aircrew tactics and countermeasures against representative Radio Frequency (RF), Ultra Violet (UV) and Infra-Red (IR) Surface to Air (SA) systems. These are a combination of real, emulated and simulated systems that are used for air defence by countries around the world; they are invaluable in training aircrews and testing aircraft systems against the likely threats they may face in combat.
As a part of the suite of threat systems, RAF Spadeadam has used the JETS system since 2000 for the tactical training of aircrews against a range of simulated Air Defence (AD) systems.
There is a requirement for a support contract to cover the above. Further details details of the type of support required will be detailed later in this advert.
RAF Spadeadam currently fields a number of threat systems and enablers that are used to develop aircrew tactics and countermeasures against representative Radio Frequency (RF), Ultra Violet (UV) and Infra-Red (IR) Surface to Air (SA) systems. These are a combination of real, emulated and simulated systems that are used for air defence by countries around the world; they are invaluable in training aircrews and testing aircraft systems against the likely threats they may face in combat.
As a part of the suite of threat systems, RAF Spadeadam has used the J Band Emitter Threat System (JETS) JETS since 2000 for the tactical training of aircrews against a range of simulated Air Defence (AD) systems.
This system is mounted on a Land Rover base and is used to simulate Anti-Aircraft Artillery (AAA) and the SA 8 short range Russian AD systems. These systems are highly mobile and deployable and as such are in almost constant use at RAF Spadeadam and in support of NATO exercises in Spain and in the Middle East. RAF Spadeadam currently deploys 2 of these systems operated by contracted staff as part of a multi-activity contract. These systems were developed and built by Petards Joyce Loebl under contract with the MoD. Level 1 and 2 maintenance is conducted by contractor support operated by RAF Spadeadam. Depth servicing, repairs and depth maintenance are provided by 4
Replace the carrier platform for the 2 JETS. The current platforms (Land Rover Defender) are deteriorating rapidly due to the frequency of use and the high weight load of the Radar system. Potential options for platform configuration will be invited from industry but they will be expected to include trailer, modular (ISO) or integrated solutions.
The future support contract will be 4th line maintenance, repair and sustainment in nature.The following elements will be included in the contract’s statement of work:
(a) provide a solution for the rehousing of JETS on to a new carrier platform in line with the user requirement. The solution will include the provision of spares, technical publications and user/maintainer training;
(b) provide a costed technical option to replace the current JETS RF transmitter with a service provided transmitter that will simulate a double digit RF threat.
Provide a task based survey, repair and annual maintenance service for the current JETS operated at RAF Spadeadam. This support will be sustained until the rehousing of these systems onto a new carrier platform;
(c) provide a task based survey, repair and annual maintenance service for the current JETS operated at RAF Spadeadam. This support will be sustained until the rehousing of these systems onto a new carrier platform;
(d) provide a task based on site survey, diagnostic and repair service for JETS at RAF Spadeadam. This support will be sustained until the rehousing of these systems onto a new carrier platform;
(e) provide task based technical advice to mitigate system obsolescence including identifying the requirement for timely technological inserts and hardware/software enhancements to meet changing operational requirements.
No business what so ever is guaranteed under any resulting contract indeed there is no guarantee that any contract will be in place in relation to this notice.