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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Ref: (2024/S 000-017402/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
Town: Andover
Country: United Kingdom
Contact Person: Martin Wells & Faye Medlycott
Email: martin.wells799@mod.gov.uk
Internet address(es):
Main address:

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: Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) Exposition
II.1.2) Main CPV code: 35700000
II.1.3) Type of contract: Supplies
II.1.4) Short Description:
7 Air Defence Group in conjunction with the Army Land GBAD Programme Office will deliver a Ground Based Air Defence (GBAD) Exposition on 11 July 2024 at Thorney Island starting at 09.30hrs. The purpose of the day is to keep the delivery of Land GBAD at the forefront of Defence mindset. It will be a demonstration of Land GBAD capability, designed to showcase the employment and development of current equipment, and further enable future Land GBAD. The day will demonstrate current GBAD fielded force, the initial stages of the Land GBAD Programme journey, and potential future capabilities.
The primary audience are internal MoD stakeholders. 7AD Gp would like to further use this opportunity to engage the wider defence Industry for Land GBAD to support this event. This RFI extends an invitation to Defence suppliers to attend, with demonstrations of equipment at the event requested; but it is not a pre-requisite from attendees responding to this RFI.
Specifically, 7AD Gp invites attendees from companies specialising in and/or supplying equipment in the following Land GBAD areas – C2, Effectors, Sensors, CUAS, Training & Simulation.
This event will not provide any new information on the DE&S Land GBAD programme which has its own approach to market engagement. This event is not an indication of intent to place future work with Industry – it is an opportunity for Industry to support the work of MoD stakeholders. Any procurement relating to the topics discussed within the RFI shall be managed separately and in line with UK government legislation and policy, as relevant.
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: 35711000
Main CPV code: 35721000
Main CPV code: 35722000
Main CPV code: 35723000
Main CPV code: 35730000

II.2.3) Place of performance
Nuts code:
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Request for Information (RFI) seeks responses from companies wishing to attend that can provide valuable input to discussion on the above topics. Respondents are requested to provide the following information:
• The names of proposed attendees (max 2 per company)
• Confirmation of proposed attendees security clearance (attendees must hold SC)
• Confirmation of Nationality and any dual National status of proposed attendees
• A summary of the company’s area of expertise and equipment supply related to the above listed Land GBAD
topics. This summary should be limited to 1 x A4 pages.
Please note the following general conditions:
• All costs associated with the production of a response to this RFI and attendance at the exposition shall be
borne entirely by the respondent.
• No information provided in response to this RFI will be carried forward, used, or acknowledged in any way for the
purpose of evaluating the respondent in any subsequent formal procurement process.
• All information provided by respondents shall be treated as commercially sensitive and not shared with any third
parties.
• Discussion at the event will be limited to a maximum classification of Official-Sensitive; responses to this RFI
should be limited to the same.
• Attendance at the event is entirely at the discretion of the Authority.
• The Authority reserves the right to cancel or amend this event at any time and without liability for costs of
production of RFI responses.
TIMETABLE
The RFI will be open for the period until 21st June 2024.
II.2.5) Award criteria

II.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice:2024-06-05
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:2024-06-05