PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE FOR CONTRACT IN THE FIELD OF DEFENCE AND SECURITY - OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority / Entity

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity

Procurement and Support of a Link 16 Network Management System (NMS)

II.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

II.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.4)

Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services

1. Summary of requirement.

a. Comprise a minimum of two fixed network management (NM) components capable of initialising and controlling all terminal components.

b. Comprise a minimum of six fixed terminal components to provide sufficient coverage of the UK Area of Responsibility (AOR) to enable MOD to meet its obligations as defined in the UK Frequency Clearance Agreement.

c. Comprise additional NM and Terminal components to enable the user to operate two concurrent deployments.

d. Enable NM Component Operator(s) to create, edit, save, delete and display L16 Operational Plans pertinent within an operational period.

e. Enable an NM Component operator to remotely load and delete crypto variable keys into individual Terminal Components.

2. This contract will be a competition under the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations (DSPCR 2011).

3. The approximate project schedule currently is:

a. DPQQ and Contract Notice Issue – June 2024

b. ITN Issue – September 2024

c. Virtual Bidders Conference – September 2024

d. Contract Award – April 2025

e. In-service/Installation date – August 2025

4. The issue of this PIN is for information only for a possible MOD requirement and as such suppliers are not required to express an interest at this stage.

II.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.6)

Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract

II.7)

Additional information

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them

III.2)

Conditions for participation

III.2.1)

Reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds

VI.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.

VI.3)

Information on general regulatory framework

VI.4)

Date of dispatch of this notice