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JSENS/00154 - In-Service Support For The Ground Based Air Defence Battlefield Information System Application (GBAD BISA)

DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT

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27 Apr 2021 at 15:24

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process titled "In-Service Support For The Ground Based Air Defence Battlefield Information System Application (GBAD BISA)" is conducted by the Defence Equipment & Support, a part of the UK Ministry of Defence. This procurement falls under the industry category of engineering support services and is located in Wiltshire, UK. The procurement method is classified as limited, with the award procedure executed without prior publication due to technical reasons. The contract was signed on 31 March 2021, and it has a total value of £2,574,259, focusing on providing software licences and ongoing support for the integrated software system over a three-year period, with a possible six-month extension.

This contract offers significant opportunities for businesses, particularly those specialising in defence-related engineering and software integration services. Companies that possess the required technical expertise to support and modify integrated software systems, especially those with experience working with military communications platforms like the Bowman system, would be well-placed to compete. With the contract being awarded directly to BAE Systems (Operations) Limited, it underscores the importance of having specific technical capabilities, making this a highly specialised opportunity in the defence sector.

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Notice Title

JSENS/00154 - In-Service Support For The Ground Based Air Defence Battlefield Information System Application (GBAD BISA)

Notice Description

The Joint Sensors and Engagement Networks (JSENs) Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (the Authority), intends to place a new Contract with BAE (Operations) Limited (the Contractor) for the continued in-service support and provision of software licences and equipment for the Ground Based Air Defence Battlefield Information System Application. This support will include modification to the software to ensure it remains compatible with the Bowman system on which it is hosted, as that system undergoes Capability Uplift software updates. The contract shall be for a period of three years, with an option to extend for a further six months and will have an additional tasking mechanism.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This requirement can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. Although the MoD has user rights to elements of the software, other non-separable software elements over which BAES retain exclusive rights and MoD's licences to those elements do not permit the Department to provide access to the software to any third party. It is not possible to view the different software elements in isolation, as the existing GBAD BISA software is a single application, which is subsequently incorporated onto the Bowman platform. The software elements are integrated and, as such, it is not possible to split out the elements, isolate them, and support them individually. Thus, the Contractor is the only economic operator that has at its disposal the technical expertise to support and modify the integrated software.

Options: There is an Option to extend for a further six months.

Procurement Information

It is considered that this requirement can be placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011) for technical reasons. Although the MoD has user rights to elements of the software, there remain other non-separable software elements over which BAES retain exclusive rights and MoD's licences to those elements do not permit the Department to provide access to the software to any third party. It is not possible to view the different software elements in isolation, as the existing GBAD BISA software is a single application, which is subsequently incorporated onto the Bowman platform. The software elements are integrated into a seamless software build and, as such, it is not possible to split out the elements, isolate them, and support them individually. Thus, the Contractor is the only economic operator that has at its disposal the technical expertise to support and modify the integrated software.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02aab9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009032-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

71336000 - Engineering support services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£2,574,259 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Apr 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
30 Mar 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT
Contact Name
Nuala Edwards
Contact Email
nuala.edwards116@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 7870487026

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
TLK15 Wiltshire

Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS

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