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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

Notice Type:MOD Contract Notice

GB-Bristol: Procurement of Project CRENIC Systems Integrator
Region Codes: UKK11

Section I: Contract Title
1. Contract Title: GB-Bristol: Procurement of Project CRENIC Systems Integrator
2. Section (DIO only):

Section II: Identification Numbers
1. MOD Contract Notice Nr: 700144417 – FPECM/0005

Section III: Relevant Dates
1. Deadline for Expression of Interest: 23/09/2020
2. Proposed/Estimated ITT Issue Date: 24/11/2020
3. Proposed/Estimated ITT Return Date: 22/02/2021
4. Proposed Issue Date of Contract: 01/03/2022
5. Proposed Completion Date of Contract: 28/02/2027

Section IV: Issuing Branch / Organisation Details
1. Notice Address
Ministry of Defence, ISTAR, Force Protection Electronic Countermeasures (FPECM)
Yew 3B NH1 #1349, MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom
Tel. 030 679 81936, Email: Phillipa.Cook801@mod.gov.uk
Contact: Phillipa Cook, Attn: Phillipa Cook

Section V: Product / Service Descriptor Code
1. Industry Codes:
35730000 – Electronic warfare systems and counter measures.

Section VI: Summary of Requirements / Description of Work, Goods and Services
1. Summary of Requirements / Description of Work: Electronic warfare systems and counter measures. The Force Protection Electronic Countermeasures (FPECM) Delivery Team (DT) within the Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) organisation of the UK Ministry of Defence, has a requirement to replace the UK Military’s in-service FPECM capability. Project CRENIC shall ensure that UK service personnel continue to be protected from the evolving threat posed by Remote Controlled Improvised Explosive Devices (RCIED) around the world.

The successful Tenderer shall deliver the role as Systems Integrator (SI) to procure and integrate materials, components and expertise required to deliver future platform mounted, dismounted and static Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) solutions. The SI shall, using Authority guidelines, create and manage a Supplier ‘Ecosystem’ for procurement activities which should provide opportunities for other suppliers; including Small, and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) to access and support delivery of CRENIC requirements. The SI shall inform architectural decision making (project specific and broader Authority Enterprise), review technology, purchase the sub-systems, and be responsible for the overall integration necessary to deliver CRENIC. The SI shall also solve problems of system automation and help define new processes and techniques to counter the threat and contribute to the wider Defence tasks. The role shall include managing through life activities.

The SI role is anticipated to require a broad range of skills, these shall include but not be limited to systems and enterprise architecture, elements of software/hardware engineering, interface protocols, strong supplier management, ability to react to surges and problem solving skills.
It is envisaged that the system shall include provision for innovation and development to increase through life functionality and capability, as well as managing obsolescence.

The Contract shall be for five years, with five one-year options to extend. Variant bids will not be accepted.

The Authority are using Commerce Decisions’ AWARD® solution to manage the contract tendering process. Any question or clarification relating to the use of AWARD® should be directed to the AWARD® Help Desk: 0845 652 0252/01235 431100 or email: support@commercedecisions.com. The PQQ is available, after self-registration, in the “CRENIC Systems Integrator PQQ” AWARD® Procurement Room at this link
To support the consideration of bids and provide updates to all potential respondents, the Authority has compiled a range of supporting information available on AWARD®, including a Completion Guidance, Instructions & Conditions document.

Please note that only one individual per Potential Supplier e.g. Consortium, Business Unit or Company, should self-register for the PQQ AWARD® Procurement Room. Should companies bid as part of a consortium or joint venture, the PQQ response should be submitted by a lead bidder, at the discretion of those companies.
All fully compliant PQQ responses, in accordance with scoring criteria, will be marked. The highest scoring three responses will be taken forward to the next stage in the tendering process. where an Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) will be issued.
The selection criteria in the PQQ contains both pass/fail questions and scored questions. The evaluation criteria and associated weighting is available on AWARD®. The Potential Suppliers shall provide financial transparency to the Authority.

This SI role has a SECRET UK EYES ONLY security classification.
The SI and any sub-contractors or partners may require facility security clearance at SECRET UK EYES ONLY (List X).
All protectively marked information and equipment must be handled appropriately in accordance with JSP 440.

Applicants shall automatically grant to the Authority by completing the PQQ, right to disclose information provided in the PQQ response, on a confidential basis to any third party engaged by the Authority for the specific purpose of evaluating or assisting the Authority in the evaluation of Responses.

Cyber Risk
The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is High. This assessment is based on the Contract:
• involving the transfer of MOD Identifiable Information from the customer to the supplier or the generation of such information by the supplier,
• requiring MOD Identifiable Information associated with the contract being transferred, stored or accessed by the supplier in electronic form,
• including handling of information up to and including SECRET UK EYES ONLY,
• including the processing of personal data and,
• requiring access to MOD network/systems.

The successful supplier shall have the appropriate security controls in place by contract start date to manage the allocated Cyber Risk Profile.
2. Main Place of Performance or Delivery: Bristol, City of
3. Can a supplier bid alone for only a part of the contract?: No
Section VII: Reverse Auction
1. Reverse Auction: No. A Reverse Auction, conducted using electronic means, will not be used as part of the procurement process for this requirement.

Section VIII: Estimated Value of Requirement
1. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category A: 400M GBP and above

Section IX: QA Standards
1. QA Standards: Other
2. If Other please specify: BS EN ISO 9001, or an equivalent standard, with appropriate scope
Section XII: Additional Information
1. Additional Information:
Suppliers interested in working with the MOD should register on its Supplier Information Database (SID), available at www.contracts.mod.uk. The SID is a catalogue of potential suppliers available to all MOD procurement staff, and is the main supplier database used by MOD. Please note that the registration and publication of a company profile on the SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for a contract opportunity must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions in the contract notice.
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.

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