Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
HIGH WYCOMBE
HP14 4UE
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
RAFX 5 G Trial at RAF Leeming
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 32412100 - Telecommunications network
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
Provision of a 5G trial at RAF Leeming, free-of-charge to the MOD.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE22 - North Yorkshire CC
Main site or place of performance
RAF Leeming
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
RAF Leeming, through a collaboration between RAFX and 90 Signals Unit (SU), intends to establish a 5G Network under the auspices of a Research and Development Trial for a period of 24 months.
BACKGROUND
The purpose of establishing a 5G Network is to facilitate an experiment of both the network itself but more widely to test a range of capabilities across the Internet of Things Applied (IOTA) on behalf of the RAF and Wider Defence. The 5G Network will deliver the digital ‘backbone’ for testing various capabilities in conjunction with Strat Comm JHUB and the Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO). RAFX/90SU will be able to facilitate a multitude of digital capabilities in a safe and secure environment, managed internally with the chosen vendor and adhere to all the necessary Security and Accreditation requirements mandated by MOD.
RAFX has liaised with the Strategic Support Programme (SSP) and offered to test capabilities that would also support this transformable programme and in doing so ‘accelerate’ activity in an agile and adaptable manner utilising an open system architecture.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
24
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.2) Conditions related to the contract
three.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As per draft contract attached to ITT.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
30 April 2021
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
4 May 2021
Local time
12:00pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Ministry of Defence
High Wycombe
Country
United Kingdom