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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2022/S 000-019244/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Supplies

This notice is for prior information only
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name and addresses
Official name: Ministry of Defence
Postal address: Soldier Training and Special Projects, Abbey Wood, NH3 Cedar 2b #4110
Town: Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Alex Postlethwaite
Email: alex.postlethwaite102@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address: www.gov.uk

Additional information can be obtained from:
the above mentioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence

Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement:
II.1.1) Title: Synthetic Environments Service

Reference number: TSSP/139 SES
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 48931000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
Provides Geo-spatial data, environmental data and 3D models optimised for Modelling & Simulation (M&S) usage enabling its management, maintenance, storage, sharing and reuse, with an ability for the service to evolve to cover other types of data specifically for M&S.
II.1.5) Estimated total value:
Value excluding VAT: 19800000 Currency: GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots:
The contract is divided into lots: no
II.2) Description:
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
Main CPV code: 48931000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
Main site or place of performance:
Not known at present

II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Authority is seeking to notify the market of a potential procurement for a Defence Simulation Enablers (DSEn) Programme, which will provide Defence wide access to common Modelling & Simulation (M&S) resources, across all its applications, through a Defence Simulation Centre (DSC) to support coherence and enable reuse, interoperability and Value for Money across the Defence Enterprise.
A key element of the DSEn Programme will be a Synthetic Environment Service (SES). The SES generates, manages, maintains, stores and provides Synthetic Environment data and 3D models optimised for M&S usage enabling sharing and reuse, with an ability for the service to evolve to cover other types of data specifically for M&S. The system must be able to import and export data in a number of formats as listed in Def-Stan 03-50.
Resources to include (but not limited to): data, models, terrains, subject matter experts (SMEs), standards, processes, services, software, and reference material.
Please note that an Industry Day is expected to be held in September 2022 and followed by a Request for Information (RFI) associated with the potential SES procurement on Defence Sourcing Portal. The Authority encourages industry input to the RFI allowing the development of a robust requirement.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.2.14) Additional information: A Market Interest Day will be held at Tech UK head office in London early September 2022. On the day there will be a chance to discuss the requirement further and answer any questions Industry may have. To express your interest to the Market Interest Day please email alex.postlethwaite102@mod.gov.uk by 02/09/2022

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2022-11-01
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description

IV.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement(GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: no
IV.2) Administrative information

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice:2022-07-14