PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE FOR CONTRACT IN THE FIELD OF DEFENCE AND SECURITY - OFFICIAL JOURNAL
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Section I: Contracting Authority / Entity
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I.1)
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Name, Address and Contact Point(s)
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Ministry of Defence |
HQ Air Command |
High Wycombe |
HP14 4UE |
UK |
Royal Air Force (RAF) Commercial
Lane Andrew |
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rafdigital-nexusgmb@mod.gov.uk |
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Section II: Object of the Contract
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II.1)
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Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity
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II.2)
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Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
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II.3)
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This notice involves a framework agreement No |
II.4)
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Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services
NEXUS is a capability package that will create decision superiority by delivering relevant information and capabilities to war fighters.
There are 5 Work Packages which form Nexus and will be procured. Work package 2: Sustain Air Cloud Hosting Environment (ACHE) and Air Information Platform (AIP):
The sustain activities include level 1 and 2 maintenances of both the hardware (ACHE) and software (AIP and visualisations) delivered under the DARK STAR project. This activity also includes the associated regression testing, software validation, and deployment of the new AIP software, including any externally developed capability enhancements (e.g., those developed under Grow AIP). All software pushed to production must be delivered through the Sustain ACHE and AIP activities.
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II.5)
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Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
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75221000 |
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II.6)
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Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract 19-8-2024 18-8-2029 |
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Additional information
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Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information
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III.1)
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Conditions relating to the contract
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III.1.1)
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Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the
relevant provisions regulating them
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III.2)
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Conditions for participation
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III.2.1)
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Reserved contracts No
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Section VI: Complementary Information
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VI.1)
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Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds No
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VI.2)
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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.
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VI.3)
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Information on general regulatory framework
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VI.4)
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Date of dispatch of this notice 12-2-2024 |