Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2019-02-08
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Training and Simulation Systems Programme (TSSP)
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Negotiated procedure
CPV classification: 35700000: Military electronic systems | 72317000: Data storage services | 80660000
Estimated value:  GBP
Submission deadline: 2019-03-18
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: Military electronic systems. Training and simulation in military electronic systems. Data storage services. TESIK is required to provide the infrastucture, Tactical Engagement Simulation (TES) instrumentation and resources, via a fully managed service, to support Light Role Collective Training (CT) events. The CT events will predominantly be delivered via the STORM series of Exercises at British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) but could be utilised to support other CT or Defence Activities globally upon demand.
TESIK is to enable force elements to conduct realistic, live dry, force on force training whilst movements and combat performance of individuals, nominated vehicles and equipment are tracked, monitored and recorded. This is to provide objective evidence to support After Action Review (AAR), constructive feedback to the training audience, and evidence to support the documenting of the achievement of Collective Training Objectives (CTO) by Force Elements for the Chain of Command. On completion of the CT event, this data is to be presented to the Authority for storage and future use.
TESIK must have the capability to integrate with the Synthetic Wrap capability provided by Project SCOPIC/SCOPIC2 (simulated ISTAR feed). There must be scope to integrate additional instrumented capabilities should they be developed and delivered during the life of the contract.
TESIK must have the capacity to be interoperable with other UK TES systems and the TES systems used by NATO allies.
It is anticipated that the contract duration shall run from 01 Sep 2020 through to 31.8.2025. The Authority shall also have irrevocable options to extend the contract by a further 2 x 1 year until 31.8.2027.
In issuing this Contract Notice and engaging with the market, the Authority is not committing to carrying out any procurement in relation to the requirements stated in this notice. If third Bristol parties are interested in engaging with the Authority in relation to the requirements stated here they must do so without sharing information that is protected by copyright or patents.
TESIK will succeed the existing contract capability currently providing the Temporary Tactical Engagement System in Kenya 2 (TTESIK2).
The TESIK capability will provide a technical service and associated products that can be configured to deliver an effective solution that enables the training requirements of CT1-4 exercises. The capability will provide the infrastructure, instrumentation and resources to enable force elements to conduct realistic, live dry, force on force training whilst movements and combat performance of individuals, nominated vehicles and equipment are tracked, monitored and recorded – over a network of areas simultaneously. This is to provide objective evidence to support After Action Review (AAR), constructive feedback to the training audience, and evidence to support the documenting of the achievement of Collective Training Objectives (CTO) by Force Elements for the Chain of Command. The capability must be flexible to accommodate changes of scaling and location, at short notice, when in use to meet changes of exercise manpower scales, locations, design and execution.
The capability will be predominantly delivered in Kenya, however, it will be capable of re-deployment globally, at notice, to support other exercises or defence activities as required. Therefore, the capability will be required to be delivered in all environments, geographically remote and austere locations without the need for fixed infrastructure.
The capability will integrate with the Synthetic Wrap capability provided by Project SCOPIC (and SCOPIC2) and have scope to integrate additional instrumented capabilities should they be developed and delivered during the life of the contract. The capability will be interoperable with other UK TES systems and the TES systems used by NATO allies. The capability is required to adopt and maintain an open architecture approach and shall be Defence Modelling and Simulation Coherence (DMaSC) policy compliant.
The capability shall be able to simulate both direct and indirect weapon effects — the faithful representation of instrumented weapon effects, particularly range and lethality will be fundamental. It shall be able to track all instrumented troops, all exercising vehicles and monitor weapon effects.
The capability shall be able to analyse, exploit and store exercise data to measure collective performance for use in AAR and should be able to deliver AAR in the field with minimal disruption to the training event.
It is anticipated the contract duration shall be for 5 years from September 2020 until the end of August 2025. Also the Authority shall have irrevocable options to extend the contract by a further 2 x 1 year until end of August 2027.
A transition period may be associated with this contract. It is anticipated that contract award is to be June 2020 (subject to change) to allow for Initial Operating Capability (IOC) by September 2020 followed by Full Operating Capability (FOC).
Upon fulfilling the initial provision of the 5 year contract term, an additional 1 + 1 years could be exercised by the Authority. The Authority retains the right to exercise this total option duration wholly or as single years. The Authority is under no obligation to exercise the right to the options if it deems inappropriate to do so.

Eligibility requirements: (a) appropriate statements from the economic operator's bankers or where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: evidence of appropriate professional risk indemnity; at least 2 years certified audited accounts in statutory form, profit and loss account and balance sheet; statement of overall turnover to be provided with DPQQ. A financial assessment will be undertaken on the supplier’s financial status. An overall pass/fail judgement will be made after considering areas such as turnover, profit, net assets, liquidity, gearing and capacity. This assessment will include the parent company where applicable. An independent financial assessment obtained from a reputable credit rating organisation will be utilised as part of this process.
The estimated average annual contract value is 6 000 000 GBP-7 000 000 GBP. If the estimated average annual contract value is greater than 40 % of the supplier’s turnover, the Authority reserves the right to exclude the supplier from being selected to tender except where the supplier provides, to the satisfaction of the Authority, evidence showing it has sufficient economic and financial capability, e.g. such evidence may include: 1) Any additional information proving it has sufficient economic and financial resources to deliver the requirement; and 2) State whether the supplier is willing to provide the Authority with an indemnity, guarantee or bank bond. A financial assessment will be undertaken on the supplier’s financial status. An overall pass/fail judgement will be made after considering areas such as turnover, profit, net assets, liquidity, gearing and capacity. This assessment will include the parent company where applicable. An independent financial assessment obtained from a reputable credit rating organisation will be utilised as part of this process.
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: (a) appropriate statements from the economic operator's bankers or where appropriate, evidence of relevant professional risk indemnity insurance; (b) the presentation of balance-sheets or extracts from the balance-sheets, where publication of the balance-sheet is required under the law of the country in which the economic operator is established; (c) where appropriate, a statement, covering the 3 previous financial years of the economic operator, of: (i) the overall turnover of the business of the economic operator; and (ii) where appropriate, the turnover in respect of the work, works, goods or services which are of a similar type to the subject matter of the contract. Evidence of appropriate professional risk indemnity; at least 2 years certified audited accounts in statutory form, profit and loss account and balance sheet; statement of overall turnover to be provided with DPQQ. A financial assessment will be undertaken on the supplier’s financial status. An overall pass/fail judgement will be made after considering areas such as turnover, profit, net assets, liquidity, gearing and capacity. This assessment will include the parent company where applicable. An independent financial assessment obtained from a reputable credit rating organisation will be utilised as part of this process.
The Authority reserves the right to exclude the supplier from being selected to tender except where the supplier provides, to the satisfaction of the Authority, evidence showing it has sufficient economic and financial capability, e.g. such evidence may include: 1) Any additional information proving it has sufficient economic and financial resources to deliver the requirement; and 2) State whether the supplier is willing to provide the Authority with an indemnity, guarantee or bank bond. A financial assessment will be undertaken on the supplier’s financial status. An overall pass/fail judgement will be made after considering areas such as turnover, profit, net assets, liquidity, gearing and capacity. This assessment will include the Parent company where applicable. An independent financial assessment obtained from a reputable credit rating organisation will be utilised as part of this process
(c) a statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 5 years, or during a shorter period if necessary, and: (i) the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; (ii) the consideration received; (iii) the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the service were provided; (iv) any certificate issued or countersigned by that person confirming the details of the contract for those goods sold or services provided; and (v) where: — that person was not a Contracting Authority, and — the certificate referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(iv) is not available, any declaration by the economic operator attesting the details of the goods sold or services provided (m) in the case of contracts involving, entailing or containing classified information, evidence of the ability to process, store and transmit such information at the level of protection required by the Contracting Authority (o) any other evidence of conformity to quality management systems standards which are equivalent to the standards referred to in sub-paragraph (n)(i) This and any other information required for evaluation will be sought through the associated Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPPQ). The main contractor will be required to provide evidence of its subcontractor’s ability to process, store and transmit classified information at UK Official.. The Authority reserves the right under Article 21(5) of Directive 2009/81/EC to reject any subcontractor chosen by the main contractor at any stage of the contract award procedure or during performance of the contract if that subcontractor: 1) Requires access to classified information at UK Official; and 2) Fails to provide evidence to the satisfaction of the Authority that it has the capability to protect that level of classified information in accordance with Article 42.1(j) of Directive 2009/81/EC.
(c) a statement of the principal goods sold or services provided by the supplier or the services provider in the past 5 years, or during a shorter period if necessary, and: (i) the dates on which the goods were sold or the services provided; (ii) the consideration received; (iii) the identity of the person to whom the goods were sold or the service were provided; (iv) any certificate issued or countersigned by that person confirming the details of the contract for those goods sold or services provided; and (v) where: — that person was not a Contracting Authority, and — the certificate referred to in sub-paragraph (c)(iv) is not available, any declaration by the economic operator attesting the details of the goods sold or services provided (m) in the case of contracts involving, entailing or containing classified information, evidence of the ability to process, store and transmit such information at the level of protection required by the Contracting Authority (o) any other evidence of conformity to quality management systems standards which are equivalent to the standards referred to in sub-paragraph (n)(i) This and any other information required for evaluation will be sought through the associated Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPPQ). The main contractor will be required to provide evidence of its subcontractor’s ability to process, store and transmit classified information at UK Official..
The Authority reserves the right under Article 21(5) of Directive 2009/81/EC to reject any subcontractor chosen by the main contractor at any stage of the contract award procedure or during performance of the contract if that subcontractor: 1) Requires access to classified information at UK Official; and 2) Fails to provide evidence to the satisfaction of the Authority that it has the capability to protect that level of classified information in accordance with Article 42.1(j) of Directive 2009/81/EC.
The main Contractor will be required to provide evidence of its subcontractor’s ability to process, store and transmit classified information at UK Official by describing the required Facility Security Clearance (FSC) granted by its National or Designated Security Authority.