Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
Rapid Capabilities Office, Air Command
High Wycombe
HP14 4UE
For the attention of
Roberts Melissa
Email(s)
Country
United Kingdom
Further information
Further information can be obtained from the above mentioned contact point(s)
Section two: Object
two.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
Rapid Capabilities Office and Air Capability Industry Engagement: Low-Cost
Uncrewed Air Systems (LANCA Follow-On)
two.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Supplies
two.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services
Following the lessons learned from Project MOSQUITO, Project ALVINA, and wider
Uncrewed Air Systems (UAS) experimentation, the Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO)
and Air Capability are considering how to best exploit Low-Cost UAS to support the
Combat Air Force Mix as part of follow on LANCA activity and wider Uncrewed
System Development.
The Authority will be holding an engagement day on Tuesday 29th November 2022 to
inform Industry of Air’s intent for additive/adjunct capability in the Combat Air Force
Mix, and to provide Industry Partners with the opportunity to consider how they could
best contribute to Air’s intent within a subsequent R&D portfolio.
This engagement will likely be of interest to Industry Partners who specialise in any
of the following: UAS design and manufacture, propulsion, systems integration,
navigation, communication, Electronic Warfare (EW) payloads (active and passive),
autonomy, command and control, airworthiness and certification.
two.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 35613000 - Unmanned aerial vehicles
two.7) Additional information
Engagement Day
• The Engagement Day will be held in person at RAF High Wycombe, HP14 4UE.
• To allow for maximum attendance, the Authority will hold two Industry Engagement
Sessions on Tuesday 29th November 2022, at 09:00 – 12:00 and 13:00 – 16:00.
• The content of each session will be the same so please register for one session only.
• The engagement will include a series of briefings from Air Capability, with an
opportunity for Industry Partners to ask questions.
Classification
• The engagement sessions will be classified at SECRET UK EYES ONLY.
• All attendees must hold SC clearance (at a minimum), must be a UK National and
the company represented must have a UK entity.
• Evidence must be provided upon registration (please see below).
• All information provided through the engagement sessions must be treated as
Commercial in Confidence and handled on a need-to-know basis.
Registration details:
To register for an Industry Engagement Session, please confirm the below details via email to Melissa Roberts (melissa.roberts184@mod.gov.uk) and Cher Dugard
(cher.dugard100@mod.gov.uk) no later than Friday 18th November 2022.
Attendance will be limited to 2 people per company.
Email Subject: Low-Cost Uncrewed Air Systems (LANCA Follow-On) Industry Engagement
Please include:
- Full Name:
- Position / Title:
- Company Represented (must have a UK entity):
- DOB:
- Confirmation of Nationality (or Nationalities):
- Evidence of Security Clearance (minimum of SC):
- Please state your preferred session (AM or PM) however, these will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
If travelling by car, please also provide the following:
- Make of Car:
- Model:
- Colour:
- Vehicle Registration Number:
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.