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Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2018/S 155-357445/EN)
Nature of contract: Service contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Ministry of Defence, DSTL, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
Dstl Porton Down
Salisbury
Postal code: SP4 0JQ
United Kingdom
Contact points(s): Kishore Sarkar
Phone: +44 19809557510
Email: ksarkar@dstl.gov.uk
Internet Address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.dstl.gov.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3) Main activity:
Defence
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: Yes
Ministry of Defence, DSTL, Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL)
Dstl Porton Down
Salisbury
Postal code: SP3 0JQ
United Kingdom

Section II: Object of the contract:
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
Serapis Framework
II.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
SERVICES
Service category: Building-cleaning services and property management services
II.3) Information on framework agreement
II.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:
Research services. In order to maximise the impact of Science and Technology for the Defence and Security of the UK, Dstl’s role includes the responsibility for leading the formulation, design and delivery of a coherent and integrated MOD S&T programme using industrial, academic and government resources. In particular, the Cyber and Information Systems Division stewards both the Cyber and the Command, Control, Communications and Computers intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities (including Space). The Serapis framework aims to provide an expedient mechanism for Dstl to access industrial and academic expertise both within the UK and wider, in support of the Division’s S&T programmes, and potentially wider MOD and Partner Across Government organisations (PAGs). The construct should allow the supply base to be refreshed throughout the contract lifespan, ensuring that Dstl has access to innovative solutions and robust technical support. Such a construct will allow for the rapid response to emerging capability needs, Urgent Operational Requirements and surge requirements emanating from operations.
Based on the structure and contents of the programmes and the aggregation of wider requirements across the portfolios, the framework has been categorised into the following Lots:
Lot 1: Collect,
Lot 2: Space Systems,
Lot 3: Decide,
Lot 4: Assured Information Infrastructure,
Lot 5: Synthetic Environment and Simulation,
Lot 6: Understand.
Covers all aspects of Defence and Security (D&S) space systems from underpinning enabling services such as space-specific analysis; fundamental and applied space research for areas such as the space environment; design and manufacture of space equipment and sub-systems; space launch and range; through-life operation of satellites (including groundstation), or terrestrial-based space systems like those used for the surveillance of space; through to the application of space systems for defence and security exploitation/benefit.
Covers the development of Data Analytics and Information Processing tools and techniques in support of Defence’s Decision Making processes and techniques (covered in Lot 3). Includes the development and application of Autonomy, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, information and visualisation and Man-Machine Interface development.
The contract is divided into lots: Yes. Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
73110000
II.6) Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract
Scheduled date for start of award procedures: 01.10.2018
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 governing them:
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Information about reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no.
VI.2) Additional information
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. 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 GO Reference: GO-201889-DCB-12979582
VI.3) Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice: 09.08.2018