Contract Timeline

Publication Date

15th November 2024 13:36:02 PM

Contract Summary

Following the issuance of a Prior Information Notice (PIN), dated 21 October 2024 (Ref. 2024/S 000-033964), the Authority would like to thank all suppliers who have expressed an interest in the Medium Range Precision Strike (MRPS) requirement. This second PIN serves to provide further detail regarding the Market Interest Day mentioned in the first PIN and individual Engagement Sessions. Suppliers that did not submit an expression of interest following the issuance of the first PIN may still register an interest. The Authority will hold the Market Interest Day 10:00–16:00 GMT on 04 December 2024 in Wiltshire, UK. The aim of the Market Interest Day is to provide a briefing from the Authority on the requirement, forward plan/timescales, and proposed delivery approach for the MRPS programme with a Q&A at the end. Industry participation and feedback is encouraged. Suppliers interested in participating must submit a request to attend the Market Interest Day via the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/VpSpULjebX Responses must be submitted by 17:00 (UK Time) 29 November 2024. Any expression of interest received after this time may be rejected at the Authority’s sole discretion. Once suppliers have registered an interest, all details about the event will be shared directly with interested suppliers. Due to capacity limitations, the Market Interest Day is limited to three (3) personnel from each supplier. In the event of the location’s capacity being exceeded, the Authority will reduce down to two (2) personnel from each supplier. Following completion of the Market Interest Day, the Authority intends to release a Request for Information (RFI) in order to collate feedback on the presentation and offer an additional opportunity to attend a one-on-one Engagement Session via MS Teams. The Engagement Sessions are for suppliers to present their capabilities to the Authority. Industry responses to the Market Interest Day and Engagement Sessions will help inform development of the requirement. Please note the following: The Market Interest Day will assist the Authority to refine any future requirement and procurement documentation. The Authority reserve the right not to proceed with the procurement. Nothing shall constitute a commitment to instigating a formal procurement process. The Authority will not be liable for any costs associated with attendance at the Market Interest Day or the production of a response to any subsequent RFI. All responses at the Market Interest Day and any subsequent RFI must be provided by suppliers in good faith and to the best of the ability in light of information available at the time of the response. No information provided by a supplier in response to this Market Interest Day and/or any subsequent RFI will be carried forward, used, or acknowledged in any subsequent formal procurement process that may take place. Should a supplier not attend the Market Interest Day and/or not respond to any subsequent RFI, it will not affect participation in any subsequent formal procurement process for the requirement.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-04afaf

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

Planning

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

Goods

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

35300000

CPV Division(s)

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

Awarding Authority

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Buyer Name

Attn: Ailis Prentice

Buyer Email

Ailis.Prentice102@mod.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Defence Equipment and Support

Bristol

BS34 8JH

United Kingdom

Contract Timeline

Publication Date

21st October 2024 13:19:50 PM

Contract Summary

1. Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), acting as an arm’s length body of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), is considering a new competitive procurement to acquire a beyond visual line of sight Medium Range Precision Strike (MRPS) system for deployed forces. 2. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) has been issued to provide information to the market and for DE&S to understand the feasibility of the requirement to enable it to develop the procurement strategy. 3. The system must meet the criteria listed below: a. The system must be portable by the user and transportable by land, air, and sea platforms with the ability to safely launch from both land and maritime platforms. b. The system must be consistent/accurate at a minimum range of sixty kilometres (60km). c. The system must be able to operate, with full manoeuvrability, in a range of environmental and climatic conditions providing all-weather day and night capability and be able to survive in a high threat environment. d. The system must be able to transmit real-time full motion video at a clear standard to perform positive identification of the target. e. The munition must be able to loiter for a minimum of forty (40) minutes with a minimum average speed of one hundred kilometres per hour (100km/h). f. The munition must be able to engage within the full range of the likely peer+ target sets including static and moving armour, personnel and fast inshore attack craft. g. The munition must have a battery or warhead that is removable to enable safe charging of the system in a civilian depot. h. The user must be able to operate the system with a capability that can, in response to real time target information, break off an engagement after initiation and then re-engage the same or different target based on user-programmed input. i. The user must be able to fully utilise the system across a contested, degraded, GPS denied operating environment. 4. MRPS is anticipated to procure a minimum of two hundred (200) munitions, with the first expected equipment delivery date in 2027. 5. Note: The information contained in this PIN may be subject to change. Insofar as is permitted by law, the Authority shall not be liable for any losses incurred by any party as a result of reliance on the information contained herein. 6. DE&S is looking to hold a Market Interest Day to discuss the requirement in further detail and the potential procurement routes. This engagement will be held in-person sometime in late November / December 2024, exact date to be determined. A further PIN will be published once details for the Market Interest Day have been confirmed. 7. To express an interest in the requirement and/or an interest in attending the Market Interest Day, please provide an organisation name, point of contact, email address, telephone number, and any current capabilities or future developments to Ailis.Prentice102@mod.gov.uk. 8. Whilst a complete solution is being sought, if your organisation can offer part of the solution, DE&S encourages participation in the Market Interest Day and to explicitly state which part of the solution your organisation can offer. 9. Note: This PIN is not a means to seek formal expression of interest and shall not constitute a commitment to instigate a formal procurement process for the requirement.

Contract Details

Open Contracting ID

ocds-h6vhtk-04afaf

Publication Source

Find a Tender Service

Procurement Stage

Planning

Procurement Method

N/A

Procurement Method Details

N/A

Procurement Category

Goods

Tender Suitability

Framework / DPS

Contract Classification

CPV Code(s)

35300000

CPV Division(s)

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

Awarding Authority

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Buyer Name

Attn: Ailis Prentice

Buyer Email

Ailis.Prentice102@mod.gov.uk

Buyer Phone

Buyer Address

Defence Equipment and Support

Bristol

BS34 8JH

United Kingdom