Notice Information
Notice Title
GARA Initial Technology Exploration
Notice Description
The GARA (Ground Area Reconnaissance and Assurance) project seeks to fill the Army's urgent need to deal with mines and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at pace. This requires new systems and the development of new tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs). The GARA vision is of a number of sensors and effectors, deployed on autonomous small uncrewed ground and air vehicles (UxV), supported by enablers such as data fusion and machine learning. Such a solution generates the required pace and mass, and reduces personnel and cognitive burdens. It brings a need for effective sensors, effectors and enablers, such as tasking of autonomous platforms, resource management, data fusion/interpretation, and management of communications within and beyond the system. The GARA project is seeking to understand the technologies and software required to achieve the GARA vision. This initial call aims to build an understanding of which technologies are applicable, their current state-of-the-art, the potential future capability they offer and what development work is required to achieve this. This will help to build an understanding of where these technologies will sit on the GARA acquisition timeline. We are particularly interested in technologies which fall into the following categories: * Sensors * Neutralise * Reduction of cognitive burden However, if you have technologies which fall outside of these categories but still answer the exam question, we would like to hear from you. This will require the contractor to: * Show they have the required expertise * Propose an interesting and relevant idea * Show how it could be relevant to GARA * Show what development is required to meet the GARA vision * Undertake initial development * Demonstrate credibility of the technology, in an environment that is suitable for the TRL. * Indicate how this technology fits into the GARA system-of-systems * The work required to integrate this technology into the system-of-systems should be indicated and integration should be demonstrated, if feasible at this stage. Contractors will need to work closely with Dstl SMEs and plan for regular meetings. This will ensure a common understanding of GARA and the system that will be demonstrated and allow for effective direction setting. Dstl will consider funding multiple bids for this requirement, within a collective total of PS300,000 (ex-VAT). This requirement will be competed through the RCloud portal. Only suppliers signed up to the RCloud portal with at least 4 of the relevant capabilities will be invited to tender. A list of relevant capabilities is contained in an attachment to this notice. Use the following link to sign up to the RCloud portal https://rcloud.dstl.gov.uk/auth/register. Existing RCloud suppliers should ensure that their profile includes at least 4 of the capabilities in the attachment.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-36ec9eae-2697-4f1f-a0f5-a88bf3acd719
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c4cd062-86d0-4f0b-9e90-c9146f34ea5c
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Dynamic
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
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- CPV Codes
35331400 - Land mines
38546000 - Explosives detection system
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £300,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Oct 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 10 Nov 2023Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 2 Jan 2024 - 29 Mar 2024 1-6 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
- Contact Name
- Hannah Lander
- Contact Email
- hlander@dstl.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01980956752
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SALISBURY
- Postcode
- SP4 0JQ
- Post Town
- Salisbury
- Country
- England
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK72 Wiltshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
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- Local Authority
- Wiltshire
- Electoral Ward
- Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley
- Westminster Constituency
- Salisbury
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c4cd062-86d0-4f0b-9e90-c9146f34ea5c
19th October 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
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