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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2021/S 000-018319/EN)
Nature of contract:
Procedure: Not applicable

Contract notice

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Ministry of Defence
Defence Digital, SyInfra, Spur F1, Building 405, MoD Corsham, Westwells Road
Corsham
Postal code: SN13 9NR
United Kingdom
Contact points(s): ISS Comrcl-C1-12 – Colin Sinkins
For the attention of: Colin Sinkins
Email: ISSComrcl-SyInfra-Group@mod.gov.uk
Electronic access to information:
Electronic submission of tenders and requests to participate:
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: 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: No
Section II: Object of the contract:
II.1) Description:
II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity: Cyber Situational Awareness Fusion Architecture (CySAFA) 3 – 701577542
II.1.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
Services
Service category No 3: Air transport services of passengers and freight, except transport of mail
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance: United Kingdom and deployed
Nuts code:
II.1.3) Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
II.1.4) Information on framework agreement
II.1.5) Short description of the specific contract:
Service Integration and Data as a Service,
PLEASE NOTE: details of the requirement can be found in the DSP and Contract Notice via the below link (which can also be found on the first page)

II.1.6) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 72222300, 72263000,
II.1.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
II.1.8) Lots:
The contract is divided into lots: No
II.1.9) Information about variants:
Variants will be accepted: NO
II.2) Quantity or scope of the contract:
II.2.1) Total quantity or scope:
Service Integration and Data as a Service
Estimated value excluding VAT:
55000000.00 GBP
II.2.2) Information about options:
Options: yes
Contract term 4 years with additional 1 x 12 months option (option is subject to additional financial approval)
II.2.3) Information about renewals:
This contract is subject to renewal: yes
Number of possible renewals:
II.3) Duration of the contract or time limit for completion
Duration in months: 48 (from the award of the contract)

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1) Deposits and guarantees required:
III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded:
III.1.4) Other particular conditions
The performance of the contract is subject to particular conditions: yes
Description of particular conditions: KPIs will apply
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers

Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
The process to register is as follows:
Applicants wishing to register interest for the CySAFA3 PQQ should register via the PQQ Award Portal by following URL and completing a short registration process.

Before moving to the next stage, applicants should download and complete the NDA from the documents section of the Data Room with a digital signature. A copy of the signed NDA should be uploaded into the documents section of the AWARD Data Room.
Upon receipt of an acceptable copy of a correctly signed NDA from the applicant within AWARD, the Authority will authorise access to the applicant to the ‘Data Room’, where the PQQ is available for download.

III.2.2) Economic and financial ability
See PQQ
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required:
See PQQ
See PQQ

III.2.3) Technical capacity
Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if the requirements are met: See PQQ
Minimum level(s) of standards possibly required: See PQQ
III.2.4) Information about reserved contracts
III.3) Conditions specific to services contracts
III.3.1) Information about a particular profession
Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession:
III.3.2) Staff responsible for the execution of the service
Legal persons should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service:
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Type of procedure
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Restricted
IV.1.2) Limitations on the number of operators who will be invited to tender or to participate
Envisaged minimum number: 5 and maximum number
Objective criteria for choosing the limited number of candidates:
See PQQ
IV.1.3) Reduction of the number of operators during the negotiation or dialogue
IV.2) Award criteria
The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated in the specifications, in the invitation to tender or to negotiate or in the descriptive document
IV.2.2) Information about electronic auction

IV.3) Administrative information
IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority/entity
IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract
No
IV.3.3) Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document

13
9
2021
12:00

Payable documents: No
IV.3.4) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
13.9.2021 – 12:00
IV.3.5) Date of dispatch of invitations to tender or to participate to selected candidates
IV.3.6) Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up
EN
IV.3.7) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
In days:
IV.3.8) Conditions for opening of tenders

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
VI.2) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
VI.3) Additional information
The process to register is as follows:
Applicants wishing to register interest for the CySAFA3 PQQ should register via the PQQ Award Portal by following URL and completing a short registration process.

(can also be found on the first page)
Before moving to the next stage, applicants should download and complete the NDA from the documents section of the Data Room with a digital signature. A copy of the signed NDA should be uploaded into the documents section of the AWARD Data Room.
Upon receipt of an acceptable copy of a correctly signed NDA from the applicant within AWARD, the Authority will authorise access to the applicant to the ‘Data Room’, where the PQQ is available for download.
PLEASE NOTE: details of the requirement can be found in the DSP and Contract Notice via the below link (which can also be found on the first page)

VI.4) Procedures for appeal
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:
30.7.2021