Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Contact
Katie Weeks
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKK11 - Bristol, City of
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://contracts.mod.uk/web/login.html
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from 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
TacSys Resourcing Partner (TRP) Prior Information Notice (PIN)
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71300000 - Engineering services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Digital Data and Technology – Solutions / Systems Architect, Technical Architect, Network / Infrastructure Architect, Security Architect / Engineering and Test Engineering.
Engineering – Systems Engineering, Software / Application Engineering, Radio / Frequency / Waveform Engineering, Platform Integration Engineering, Safety and Environment and Requirements Engineering.
Project Delivery – Project / Programme Management, Project Controls and Acquisition / Procurement.
Logistics – Logistics Management and Support, Supply Chain Management and Post Design Services.
Finance – Financial Management, Cost Modelling and Cost Estimating.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £2,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71330000 - Miscellaneous engineering services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKK11 - Bristol, City of
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Tactical Systems (TacSys) Delivery Team (formally known as BATCIS) is responsible for the development, fielding and sustainment of a range of tactical Communication and Information Systems (CIS) in the joint Land Environment (LE). The team’s current portfolio includes: the in-service BCIP 5.6 (Bowman, Common Battlefield Applications Toolset (ComBAT), Infrastructure and Platform), Falcon, Joint Common Remote Viewing Terminal (JCRVT), Makefast, and Personal Role Radio capabilities; and the acquisition of MORPHEUS, TRINITY, DISMOUNTED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS (DSA), and Tactical Ground to Air and Tactical Satellite radio capabilities.
Each of these capabilities have their own specific mandates, and a dependency upon Suitably Qualified Experienced Personnel (SQEP) from the private sector to deliver this significantly complex programme across the Defence LE Tactical CIS (TacCIS).
It is our (TacSys) intent to compete the requirement for a private sector support contract commencing in Q2 2023, with an estimated value of £200M over five-years, to provide outcome-based support and flexibility in tasking across the following functional areas:
Digital Data and Technology – Solutions / Systems Architect, Technical Architect, Network / Infrastructure Architect, Security Architect / Engineering and Test Engineering.
Engineering – Systems Engineering, Software / Application Engineering, Radio / Frequency / Waveform Engineering, Platform Integration Engineering, Safety and Environment and Requirements Engineering.
Project Delivery – Project / Programme Management, Project Controls and Acquisition / Procurement.
Logistics – Logistics Management and Support, Supply Chain Management and Post Design Services.
Finance – Financial Management, Cost Modelling and Cost Estimating.
In support of this opportunity a market engagement day will be scheduled for Thursday 26th May (Bristol).
There are 170 places available for attendees. Attendees from each organisation will be selected on a first come first served basis (up to 2 delegates per organisation). Additional booking requests from your organisation will be rejected automatically. Delegates will receive confirmation of the booking by email. This event will be most relevant to technical, commercial and business development colleagues.
Additional Information: Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk. The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel,and is the main supplier database of MOD Procurement organisations. Please note: the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation.
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
30 May 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
The Tactical Systems (TacSys) Delivery Team (formally known as BATCIS) is responsible for the development, fielding and sustainment of a range of tactical Communication and Information Systems (CIS) in the joint Land Environment (LE). The team’s current portfolio includes: the in-service BCIP 5.6 (Bowman, Common Battlefield Applications Toolset (ComBAT), Infrastructure and Platform), Falcon, Joint Common Remote Viewing Terminal (JCRVT), Makefast, and Personal Role Radio capabilities; and the acquisition of MORPHEUS, TRINITY, DISMOUNTED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS (DSA), and Tactical Ground to Air and Tactical Satellite radio capabilities.
Each of these capabilities have their own specific mandates, and a dependency upon Suitably Qualified Experienced Personnel (SQEP) from the private sector to deliver this significantly complex programme across the Defence LE Tactical CIS (TacCIS).
It is our (TacSys) intent to compete the requirement for a private sector support contract commencing in Q2 2023, with an estimated value of £200M over five-years, to provide outcome-based support and flexibility in tasking across the following functional areas:
Digital Data and Technology – Solutions / Systems Architect, Technical Architect, Network / Infrastructure Architect, Security Architect / Engineering and Test Engineering.
Engineering – Systems Engineering, Software / Application Engineering, Radio / Frequency / Waveform Engineering, Platform Integration Engineering, Safety and Environment and Requirements Engineering.
Project Delivery – Project / Programme Management, Project Controls and Acquisition / Procurement.
Logistics – Logistics Management and Support, Supply Chain Management and Post Design Services.
Finance – Financial Management, Cost Modelling and Cost Estimating.
In support of this opportunity a market engagement day will be scheduled for Thursday 26th May (Bristol).
There are 170 places available for attendees. Attendees from each organisation will be selected on a first come first served basis (up to 2 delegates per organisation). Additional booking requests from your organisation will be rejected automatically. Delegates will receive confirmation of the booking by email. This event will be most relevant to technical, commercial and business development colleagues.
Additional Information: Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk. The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel,and is the main supplier database of MOD Procurement organisations. Please note: the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation.
The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications