Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2020-12-14
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, ISTAR, Special Projects CISR (SPCISR)
Country: UK
Contract type: Supplies
CPV classification: 31712349 | 48000000 | 72227000: Software integration consultancy services

Technical requirements: The authority is inviting expressions of interest from interested parties for the design, development, integration and support of a Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS), L Band radio communications waveform. The procurement strategy under consideration is based on selection of a prime contractor to take an authority-owned Software Defined Radio (SDR) and develop an application/software load for it which provides a secure, short data messaging service via an existing commercial SATCOM system. Details of the SATCOM system will be provided at pre-qualification (PQQ) stage. Respondents to this EOI must have expertise in the following areas:
If responding to this EOI please provide a written summary, in no more than 750 words, of how you meet the criteria above.
1) pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) — all respondents to this EOI who meet the minimum criteria will receive a PQQ. Respondents to the PQQ shall be down-selected based on their responses; those who are down-selected will receive an Invitation to Tender;
2) ITT — the ITT shall contain a detailed requirement specification, draft contract, and marking scheme, which potential suppliers will need to submit a proposal against. The supplier submitting the highest scored ITT response — based on a combination of cost and technical suitability — will be considered the preferred contractor for the requirement.
Whilst there is every intention of progressing this requirement, the project remains subject to formal approvals.
Responses to this EOI must be sent to the following email address, DES-ISTARBEACONS@mod.gov.uk not later than 31 January 2120.
This project is subject to funding and approvals. At this time this notice if for expressions of interest only and to gather information from the market. The authority cannot commit to firm timelines.
The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
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