--- title: "GARA Initial Technology Exploration" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-36ec9eae-2697-4f1f-a0f5-a88bf3acd719" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-36ec9eae-2697-4f1f-a0f5-a88bf3acd719" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-36ec9eae-2697-4f1f-a0f5-a88bf3acd719.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-36ec9eae-2697-4f1f-a0f5-a88bf3acd719.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY" published: "2023-10-19" --- # GARA Initial Technology Exploration Buyer: DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-36ec9eae-2697-4f1f-a0f5-a88bf3acd719 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-36ec9eae-2697-4f1f-a0f5-a88bf3acd719) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-36ec9eae-2697-4f1f-a0f5-a88bf3acd719.json) ## Summary The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory is planning a tender titled "GARA Initial Technology Exploration" within the Land mines industry category. The tender aims to understand technologies for an urgent mine and IEDs solution. The procurement method is selective, with a budget of £300,000. The planned start date is January 2, 2024, and the deadline for future notices is November 10, 2023. This tender opportunity by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory can be beneficial for businesses specializing in sensors, neutralise, or reducing cognitive burdens technologies. SMEs with relevant capabilities can compete through the RCloud portal. Contractors need to demonstrate expertise, propose relevant ideas, and work closely with Dstl SMEs. This opportunity requires understanding GARA's vision and integrating technologies into the GARA system-of-systems. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c4cd062-86d0-4f0b-9e90-c9146f34ea5c | | 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 | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 19 Oct 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 10 Nov 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 2 Jan 2024 - 29 Mar 2024 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £300,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY | | Locality | SALISBURY | | Post town | Salisbury | | Postcode | SP4 0JQ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire | | Local authority | Wiltshire | | Electoral ward | Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley | | Westminster constituency | Salisbury | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### 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 ### Codes - 35331400 - Land mines - 38546000 - Explosives detection system - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 19 Oct 2023 at 09:20 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c4cd062-86d0-4f0b-9e90-c9146f34ea5c ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c4cd062-86d0-4f0b-9e90-c9146f34ea5c 19th October 2023 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/aef2509a-aa82-4479-9ffb-096088adee4f ## Notice URLs - https://rcloud.dstl.gov.uk/auth/register ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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