Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
BS34 8JH
Bristol
For the attention of
White Danielle
Email(s)
Country
United Kingdom
Section two: Object of the contract
two.1) Description
two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract
Human Machine Teaming Framework - Lot 4.2 - Data as a Service
two.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 14: Research and development services and evaluation tests
two.1.4) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)
Mini Competition under the Human Machine Teaming Framework (Ref. 702953450)
The winning LOT 4.2 supplier, or ‘Service Provider’ would initially be expected to deliver the following activity within a 12-month period, listed, but not limited to, below:
• Support the Integration as a Service team with the relevant data structures, APIs, persistence, and access control, sufficient to enable the integration of a minimum of 25 x RAS Systems (types) per 12-month period, with stretch target of 35 x RAS Systems. For scoping, initially estimated at:
o Support the integration of up to 15 x UAS Systems (different systems/OEMs).
o Support the integration of up to 15 x UGV Systems (different systems/OEMs).
o Support the integration inclusive of ATAK, BMA, DSA against mutually agreed priority list.
• Support regular in-person meetings, training events and workshops in UK locations. (For framing, once per fortnight, min 2 x personnel).
• Support to the definition of scope and scale of future activity within the HMT Project with Authority, HMT Integrator as a Service.
• Agile approach to managing product backlog, reacting to changing requirements and priorities of the HMT project based on experimentational findings/activity.
• Capture sufficient Travel & Subsistence costs for UK and international travel with HMT project. (For framing, in addition to the meeting/workshops above, capture for an example of 4 x personnel completing a week of trans-Atlantic travel twice within 12-month period.)
• Specifically defined SQEP requirements for the HMT team would be at a minimum:
o Full Time Project Manager/Stakeholder Manager/Product Owner for duration of contract.
o Full Time Technical Lead for duration of contract.
two.1.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 73410000 - Military research and technology
Section four: Procedure
Type of procedure
Restricted
Section five: Award of contract
Title
HMT Lot 4.2 - Data as a Service
five.1) Date of contract award decision
16 September 2022
five.2) Information about offers
Number of offers received
13
Number of offers received by electronic means
13
five.3) Name and address of economic operator in favour of whom the contract award decision has been taken
IBM UK Ltd
Portsmouth
Country
United Kingdom
five.4) Information on value of contract
Total final value of the contract
Value: £16,068,277.58
Section six: Complementary information
six.3) Procedures for appeal
six.3.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures
DE&S
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
Body responsible for mediation procedures
DE&S
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom
six.3.3) Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained
DE&S
Bristol
Country
United Kingdom