Contract

709690450 - UASHLC Navigation in a GNSS Denied Environment

  • Ministry of Defence

F18: Contract award notice for contracts in the field of defence and security

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-000862

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-042c25

Published 10 January 2024, 4:16pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

Ministry of Defence

MOD Abbey Wood South, 1261, Spruce 2B

Bristol

BS34 8JH

For the attention of

Simpson Connor

Email(s)

connor.simpson165@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom


Section two: Object of the contract

two.1) Description

two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract

709690450 - UASHLC Navigation in a GNSS Denied Environment

two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

Services

Service category No 3: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services

NUTS code

  • UK - United Kingdom

two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Navigation in a GNSS denied environment is a critical component of operating Military UAS in hostile theatres. Therefore this competition exists to de-risk and help develop complete systems that can one day fill this void. While many sub-systems exist that can perhaps operate over land, or in certain scenarios, the Authority requires a system that can overall meet a requirement to operate in all possible scenarios including over land, over Sea, in Night and Day, and in poor visibility whilst not relying on GNSS which are likely to be jammed, spoofed or disrupted.

two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 73410000 - Military research and technology

two.2) Total final value of contract(s)

two.2.1) Total final value of contract(s)

Value: £350,000

Excluding VAT


Section four: Procedure

Type of procedure

Restricted

four.2) Award criteria

four.2.1) Award criteria

The most economically advantageous tender in terms of

1. Technical. Weighting 90

2. Social Value. Weighting 10

four.2.2) Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction has been used: no


Section five: Award of contract

Contract No

709690450.1

five.1) Date of contract award decision

6 December 2023

five.2) Information about offers

Number of offers received

5

Number of offers received by electronic means

5

five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Blue Bear Systems Research Ltd

4 Highfield Parc

Bedford

MK43 7TA

Country

United Kingdom

five.4) Information on value of contract

Total final value of the contract

Value: £172,500

Excluding VAT


Section five: Award of contract

Contract No

709690450.2

five.1) Date of contract award decision

6 December 2023

five.2) Information about offers

Number of offers received

5

Number of offers received by electronic means

5

five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken

Syos Aerospace Limited

BDO Tauranga Limited, Suite 1, 525 Cameron Road

Tauranga

3110

Country

New Zealand

five.4) Information on value of contract

Total final value of the contract

Value: £172,500

Excluding VAT


Section six: Complementary information

six.1) Information about European Union funds

The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No

six.3) Procedures for appeal

six.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures

DE&S

MOD Abbey Wood South, 1261, Spruce 2B

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Country

United Kingdom

Body responsible for mediation procedures

DE&S

MOD Abbey Wood South, 1261, Spruce 2B

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Country

United Kingdom

six.3.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

DE&S

MOD Abbey Wood South, 1261, Spruce 2B

Bristol

BS34 8JH

Country

United Kingdom