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702596452 - Alternative Navigation - Data Merging Contracts Finder Awarded Contract Notice

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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10 Aug 2022 at 14:43

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Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence has awarded the contract for the 702596452 - Alternative Navigation - Data Merging project to two suppliers, Plextek Services Limited and GMV NSL Limited. The aim of this procurement is to provide GNSS-quality PNT to military users in challenging operational environments. The contract value is £1,475,916 GBP, with a contract period from August 4, 2022, to March 31, 2023. The procurement stage has reached the award phase, and the tender period ended on March 7, 2022.

This contract presents opportunities for businesses involved in military research and technology services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) interested in technology development and exploitation studies would find this tender suitable. Businesses capable of providing data merging technology and demonstrating a Technology Readiness Level of 6 could particularly benefit. The procurement method used was a Restricted procedure (above threshold), indicating a competitive selection process to engage suppliers offering specialized capabilities in the industry category of military research and technology.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

702596452 - Alternative Navigation - Data Merging Contracts Finder Awarded Contract Notice

Notice Description

This Contract Award Notice is to announce the award of the 702596452 - Alternative Navigation - Data Merging contract to two suppliers, Plextek Services Limited and GMV NSL Limited. The aim of this procurement is to award two contracts within the budgetary envelope set out in the notice. The military relies heavily on the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) for positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT), but GNSS signals are vulnerable to interference. In addition, many environments in which our military operates (inside buildings, in urban canyons, under dense foliage, underwater, and underground) have limited or no GNSS signal availability. To solve this challenge, the Alt Nav programme seeks to provide GNSS-quality PNT to military users regardless of the operational environment. This involves the merging of data within the navigation system design to prolong the availability of the PNT solution from traditional and emerging sources. The Data Merging task is the subject of this competition. The proposed contractor(s) shall attend project management meetings to discuss information inclusive of but not limited to progress on technology development, exploitation studies, lessons learnt, details of architecture. The proposed contractor(s) shall provide a technology demonstration proving maturation of data merging technology to a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of 6 (TRL descriptions can be seen in additional text within this contract notice), followed by a technical report for contract completion. The project meetings, final report and demonstration will address the following themes: Theme 1 - Preparing for near-term exploitation of Alt Nav technologies on existing MoD applications; defining and solving the engineering orientated problems of real-life examples of Data Merging and Theme 2 - Reporting lessons learned from the first task into MoD's ongoing Data Fusion Research and Development activities. In the event that Data Source contractor(s) are not able to mature the Interface Control Documentation (ICD) on time - work with the Authority to select appropriate, industry standard ICDs and data fields e.g: - Mil GPS - GPS ICD-153 (available from the UK GNSS PO) - Open Signal GNSS - NMEA-0183 - Inertial Measurement Unit - STANAG 4572 Open System Architecture Interface to enable simulator laboratory testing of integrated INS/GPS equipment (e.g. using SPIRENT's Sim INERTIAL simulation capability (or equivalent). - Alt Nav Data Source - The ASPN interfaces from SET-309 - Illustrative Alt Nav Data source - based on STANAG 4278 Method of Expressing Navigation Accuracies and Draft STANAG 5645 GNSS Receiver Sensor Host ICD. - The MoD's emerging Assured PNT characteristics

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9e38843d-790d-4430-9cf1-ebc9ef951ddb
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f09fbcdd-0f14-4e59-b3e9-284b329f871e
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Other - Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73410000 - Military research and technology

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,475,916 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£1,475,916 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Aug 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
7 Mar 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
3 Aug 20223 years ago
Contract Period
3 Aug 2022 - 31 Mar 2023 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 8JH
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

GMV NSL

PLEXTEK SERVICES

Further Information

Notice URLs

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