CONTRACT NOTICE FOR CONTRACTS IN THE FIELD OF DEFENCE AND SECURITY

Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Description

II.1.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority

II.1.2)

Type of service contract

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

Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol/Bath area.

II.1.3)

Information on framework agreement

The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement

II.1.4)

Information on framework agreement (if applicable)

	Framework agreement with a single operators
	Framework agreement with several operators

Number of participants to the framework agreement envisaged

Duration of the framework agreement

Justification for a framework agreement the duration of which exceeds seven years

Estimated total value of purchases for the entire duration of the framework agreement

Frequency and value of the contracts to be awarded

II.1.5)

Short description of the contract or purchase(s)

Military Research and Technology. Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) and Defence Equipment and Security (DE&S) have a joint requirement for innovative technologies that enable an Unmanned Air System (UAS) that will deliver tactical advantage and reduce threat to life for service personnel conducting operations in urban environments by the carrying of an integrated lethal payload which can be placed under human control.

Before submitting a proposal, suppliers must complete a PQQ, please follow the link provided: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unmanned-air-systems-in-urban-environments-pre-qualification.

The framework will comprise three Lots and two phases the first phase will be managed by DASA the second phase where taskings are conducted will be managed by DE&S;

• Lot 1: Urban-optimised UAS (platform systems).

This lot is focused on providing a robust cost-effective platform element of an armed UAS system. DASA are looking for a UAS platform that has the potential to be integrated and demonstrated as a full system in a representative urban test environment.

• Lot 2: Lethal payloads under human control (payload systems).

This lot is focused on providing a lethal payload that could be integrated with a UAS platform, as outlined in lot 1.

• Lot 3: Urban-optimised UAS with lethal payloads under human control (fully-integrated systems).

This lot is focused on providing a robust cost-effective platform with an integrated lethal payload, demonstrating a full armed UAS system.

In completing the requirements of this advert, successful applicants will be invited to join the framework.

Until such as a time as tenderers are formally and separately invited to submit bids for the lots, no tenders for the lots will be considered.

Joining the framework will enable the framework contractors to receive headline results from the second phase taskings irrespective of whether their products were directly involved. Proprietary information will not be shared without prior consent of the relevant companies.

II.1.6)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.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 contracting authority/entity may oblige the successful tenderer to award all or certain subcontracts through the procedure set out in Title III of Directive 2009/81/EC.
	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.
	The successful tenderer is obliged to subcontract the following share of the contract through the procedure set out in Title III of Directive 2009/81/EC: minimum percentage: (%), maximum percentage: (%) of the value of the contract. (The maximum percentage may not exceed 30% of the value of the contract)

II.1.8)

Division into lots

one lot only

one or more lots

all lots

II.1.9)

Will variants be accepted

II.2)

Quantity or Scope of the Contract

II.2.1)

Total quantity or scope

II.2.2)

Information about options

Provisional timetable for recourse to these options

II.2.3)

Information about renewals

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions Relating to the Contract

III.1.1)

Deposits and guarantees required

Not applicable.

III.1.2)

Main Terms of financing and payment and/or reference to the relevant provisions

Payment follows delivery and acceptance of reports.

III.1.3)

Legal form to be taken by the grouping of suppliers, contractors or service providers to whom the contract is to be awarded

If a group of economic operators submits a bid, the group must nominate a lead organisation to deal with the authority.

The authority shall require the group to form a legal entity before entering into the contract.

III.1.4)

Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject

‘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 a Security Aspects Letter, the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of the Security Aspects Letter 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.

III.1.5)

Information about security clearance

 12-02-2021

III.2)

Conditions for Participation

III.2.1)

Personal situation

The authority will apply all the offences listed in Article 39(1) of Directive 2009/81/EC (implemented as Regulation 23(1) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 in the UK) and all of the professional misconducts listed at Article 39(2) of Directive 2009/81/EC (see also Regulation 23(2) in the DSPCR 2011) to the decision of whether a Candidate is eligible to be invited to tender.

A full list of the Regulation 23(1) and 23(2) criteria are at http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/project/reasonsForExclusion.html#dspr

Candidates will be required to sign a declaration confirming whether they do or do not have any of the listed criteria as part of the pre-qualification process.

Candidates who have been convicted of any of the offences under Article 39(1) are ineligible and will not be selected to bid, unless there are overriding requirements in the general interest (including defence and security factors) for doing so.

Candidates who are guilty of any of the offences, circumstances or misconduct under Article 39(2) may be excluded from being selected to bid at the discretion of the authority.

Please see following link for details: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unmanned-air-systems-in-urban-environments-pre-qualification

III.2.2)

Economic and financial standing

III.2.3)

Technical and/or professional capacity

III.2.4)

Reserved contracts

	The contract is restricted to sheltered workshops
	The execution of the contract is restricted to the framework of sheltered employment programmes

III.3)

Conditions Specific to Service Contracts

III.3.1)

Is provision of the service reserved to a specific profession?

III.3.2)

Will legal entities be required to state the names and professional qualifications of the personnel responsible for the execution of the service?

Section IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Type of Procedure

IV.1.1)

Type of Procedure

	Restricted
	Accelerated restricted
	Negotiated
	Accelerated negotiated
	Competitive dialogue

Justification for the choice of accelerated procedure

IV.1.2)

Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate

Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates

IV.1.3)

Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue

Recourse to staged procedure to gradually reduce the number of solutions to be discussed or tenders to be negotiated

IV.2)

Award Criteria

IV.2.2)

An electronic auction will be used

IV.3 Administrative Information

IV.3.1)

Reference number attributed to the notice by the contracting authority

FCG/016

IV.3.2)

Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract

	Prior Information Notice
	Notice on a Buyer Profile

Other previous publications

IV.3.3)

Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents

IV.3.4)

Time-limit for requests to participate

IV.3.5)

Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates

IV.3.6)

Language or languages in which tenders or requests to participate can be drawn up

Section VI: Complimentary Information

VI.1)

Indicate whether this procurement is a recurrent one and the Estimated timing for further notices to be published

VI.2)

Does the contract relate to a Project/Programme financed by Community Funds?

VI.3)

Additional Information

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. 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. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications

Advertising Regime OJEU: this contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk

This requirement has been assessed as having a Cyber Risk Level of Very Low and as such, suppliers must create an account to submit a Supplier Assurance Questionnaire (SAQ) at https://supplier-cyber-protection.service.gov.uk/. The Risk Assessment Reference (RAR) code for this requirement is RAR-FKK58YP9” GO Reference: GO-2020915-DCB-17080740

VI.4)

Procedures for appeal

VI.4.1)

Body responsible for appeal procedures

Body responsible for mediation procedures

VI.4.2)

Lodging of appeals
Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals:

VI.4.3)

Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained

VI.5)

Dispatch date of this Notice

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

For information purposes only- do not submit a tender for this lot. Invitations to tender for this lot will be provided to companies who meet the requirements of this advert. A draft version of the specification is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unmanned-air-systems-in-urban-environments-pre-qualification

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Demonstration of a UAS with an all-up mass of 10 kg, suitable for flying in an urban combat environment with a flight time of a 20 minutes minimum and provides options to mount different payloads of 1.5 kg. The UAS must provide the operator with ‘human-in-the-loop’ interaction when making the final decision on payload activation.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

These lots are an overview of the Unmanned Air Systems in Urban Environments requirements. No tenders will be considered for individual lots until tenderers are formally invited to submit proposals following successful completion of the requirements of this advert. For further details and to respond to this advert please see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unmanned-air-systems-in-urban-environments-pre-qualification.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

For information purposes only- do not submit a tender for this lot. Invitations to tender for this lot will be provided to companies who meet the requirements of this advert. A draft version of the specification is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unmanned-air-systems-in-urban-environments-pre-qualification.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

Demonstration of a payload of 1.5 kg which delivers lethal force out to 12 m, preferably without destruction of the platform, which can integrate with UAS platform(s) of 10kg and can be placed under human control through a ‘human-in-the-loop’ interaction when making the final decision on payload activation.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

These lots are an overview of the Unmanned Air Systems in Urban Environments requirements. No tenders will be considered for individual lots until tenderers are formally invited to submit proposals following successful completion of the requirements of this advert. For further details and to respond to this advert please see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unmanned-air-systems-in-urban-environments-pre-qualification.

ANNEX B

Information About Lots

1)

Short Description

For information purposes only- do not submit a tender for this lot. Invitations to tender for this lot will be provided to companies who meet the requirements of this advert. A draft version of the specification is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unmanned-air-systems-in-urban-environments-pre-qualification.

2)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

3)

Quantity or scope

This lot will be open for tenderers who can provide an integrated or part- integrated UAS and payload system. For further detail please see the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unmanned-air-systems-in-urban-environments-pre-qualification.

4)

Indication about different contract dates

5)

Additional Information about lots

These lots are an overview of the Unmanned Air Systems in Urban Environments requirements. No tenders will be considered for individual Lots until tenderers are formally invited to submit proposals following successful completion of the requirements of this advert. For further details and to respond to this advert please see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/unmanned-air-systems-in-urban-environments-pre-qualification.