Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
HQ Air Command
High Wycombe
HP14 4UE
Contact
Royal Air Force (RAF) Commercial
For the attention of
Lane Andrew
Email(s)
rafdigital-nexusgmb@mod.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Further information
Further information can be obtained from the above mentioned contact point(s)
Section two: Object
two.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
two.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services
NEXUS is a capability package that will create decision superiority by delivering relevant information and capabilities to war fighters.
There are 5 Work Packages which form Nexus and will be procured. Work package 2: Sustain Air Cloud Hosting Environment (ACHE) and Air Information Platform (AIP):
The sustain activities include level 1 and 2 maintenances of both the hardware (ACHE) and software (AIP and visualisations) delivered under the DARK STAR project. This activity also includes the associated regression testing, software validation, and deployment of the new AIP software, including any externally developed capability enhancements (e.g., those developed under Grow AIP). All software pushed to production must be delivered through the Sustain ACHE and AIP activities.
Estimated value excluding VAT
Range: between £20,000,000 and £24,000,000
two.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 75221000 - Military defence services
two.6) Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract
Start date: 19 August 2024
End date: 18 August 2029
Section six: Complementary information
six.2) Additional information
The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.