Tender

Cyber Situational Awareness Fusion Architecture (CySAFA) 3 - 701577542

  • Ministry of Defence

F17: Contract notice for contracts in the field of defence and security

Notice identifier: 2021/S 000-018319

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-02cefd

Published 30 July 2021, 10:45pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

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

Ministry of Defence

Defence Digital, SyInfra, Spur F1, Building 405, MoD Corsham, Westwells Road

Corsham

SN13 9NR

Contact

ISS Comrcl-C1-12 - Colin Sinkins

For the attention of

Colin Sinkins

Email(s)

ISSComrcl-SyInfra-Group@mod.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Electronic access to information

https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=51939

Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate

https://award.bravosolution.co.uk/syinfracyber/web/project/221448d2-af3a-42b0-8ee7-099e8f2be0d5/register

Further information

Further information can be obtained from the above mentioned contact point(s)

Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from

The above-mentioned contact point(s)

Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to

The above-mentioned contact point(s)

one.2) Type of the contracting authority

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions

one.3) Main activity

Defence

one.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities

The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities:

No


Section two: Object of the contract

two.1) Description

two.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

Cyber Situational Awareness Fusion Architecture (CySAFA) 3 - 701577542

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

Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance

United Kingdom and deployed

NUTS code

  • UK - United Kingdom

two.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Service Integration and Data as a Service,

PLEASE NOTE: details of the requirement can be found in the DSP and Contract Notice via the below link (which can also be found on the first page)

https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=51939

two.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  • 72222300 - Information technology services

Additional CPV code(s)

  • 72263000 - Software implementation services

two.1.7) Information about subcontracting

The tenderer has to indicate in the tender any share of the contract it may intend to subcontract to third parties and any proposed subcontractor, as well as the subject-matter of the subcontracts for which they are proposed

The tenderer has to indicate any change occurring at the level of subcontractors during the execution of the contract

The successful tenderer is obliged to specify which part or parts of the contract it intends to subcontract beyond the required percentage and to indicate the subcontractors already identified

two.1.8) Lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.1.9) Information about variants

Variants will be accepted: No

two.2) Quantity or scope of the contract

two.2.1) Total quantity or scope

Service Integration and Data as a Service

Estimated value excluding VAT:

£55,000,000

two.2.2) Information about options

Options: Yes

Description of these options: Contract term 4 years with additional 1 x 12 months option (option is subject to additional financial approval)

two.2.3) Information about renewals

This contract is subject to renewal: Yes

two.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion

Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)


Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information

three.1) Conditions relating to the contract

three.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject, in particular with regard to security of supply and security of information

KPIs will apply

three.1.5) Information about security clearance

Candidates which do not yet hold security clearance may obtain such clearance until: 12 August 2022

three.2) Conditions for participation

three.2.1) Personal situation

Criteria regarding the personal situation of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

The process to register is as follows:

Applicants wishing to register interest for the CySAFA3 PQQ should register via the PQQ Award Portal by following URL and completing a short registration process.

https://award.bravosolution.co.uk/syinfracyber/web/project/221448d2-af3a-42b0-8ee7-099e8f2be0d5/register

Before moving to the next stage, applicants should download and complete the NDA from the documents section of the Data Room with a digital signature. A copy of the signed NDA should be uploaded into the documents section of the AWARD Data Room.

Upon receipt of an acceptable copy of a correctly signed NDA from the applicant within AWARD, the Authority will authorise access to the applicant to the ‘Data Room’, where the PQQ is available for download.

Criteria regarding the personal situation of subcontractors (that may lead to their rejection) including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:

The process to register is as follows:

Applicants wishing to register interest for the CySAFA3 PQQ should register via the PQQ Award Portal by following URL and completing a short registration process.

https://award.bravosolution.co.uk/syinfracyber/web/project/221448d2-af3a-42b0-8ee7-099e8f2be0d5/register

Before moving to the next stage, applicants should download and complete the NDA from the documents section of the Data Room with a digital signature. A copy of the signed NDA should be uploaded into the documents section of the AWARD Data Room.

Upon receipt of an acceptable copy of a correctly signed NDA from the applicant within AWARD, the Authority will authorise access to the applicant to the ‘Data Room’, where the PQQ is available for download.

three.2.2) Economic and financial ability

Criteria regarding the economic and financial standing of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion)

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See PQQ

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See PQQ

Criteria regarding the economic and financial standing of subcontractors (that may lead to their exclusion)

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See PQQ

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See PQQ

three.2.3) Technical and/or professional capacity

Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of economic operators (that may lead to their exclusion)

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See PQQ

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See PQQ

Criteria regarding the technical and/or professional ability of subcontractors (that may lead to their rejection)

Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See PQQ

Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See PQQ

three.3) Conditions specific to services contracts

three.3.1) Information about a particular profession

Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No


Section four: Procedure

four.1) Type of procedure

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Restricted

four.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Envisaged minimum number

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates: See PQQ

four.2) Award criteria

four.2.1) Award criteria

the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document

four.2.2) Information about electronic auction

An electronic auction has been used: no

four.3) Administrative information

four.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

no

four.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

Time limit for receipt of requests for documents or for accessing documents: 13 September 2021 - 12:00pm

Payable documents: no

four.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate

13 September 2021 - 12:00pm

four.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up

English


Section six: Complementary information

six.2) Information about European Union funds

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

six.3) Additional information

The process to register is as follows:

Applicants wishing to register interest for the CySAFA3 PQQ should register via the PQQ Award Portal by following URL and completing a short registration process.

https://award.bravosolution.co.uk/syinfracyber/web/project/221448d2-af3a-42b0-8ee7-099e8f2be0d5/register

(can also be found on the first page)

Before moving to the next stage, applicants should download and complete the NDA from the documents section of the Data Room with a digital signature. A copy of the signed NDA should be uploaded into the documents section of the AWARD Data Room.

Upon receipt of an acceptable copy of a correctly signed NDA from the applicant within AWARD, the Authority will authorise access to the applicant to the ‘Data Room’, where the PQQ is available for download.

PLEASE NOTE: details of the requirement can be found in the DSP and Contract Notice via the below link (which can also be found on the first page)

https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=51939