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title: "Generation After Next User Planes"
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# Generation After Next User Planes

Buyer: DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-eadfbd58-c1b2-45dd-8db8-9af012c01340

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## Summary

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory is seeking services for the "Generation After Next User Planes" procurement process. This falls under the industry category of research and development services, with a contract value of £399,270 GBP. The procurement method is selective, involving a call-off from a dynamic purchasing system. The tender period ended on 20th March 2023, and the contract period is from 25th April 2023 to 3rd November 2023, with Roke Manor Research Limited being the awarded supplier.

This procurement offers opportunities for businesses, especially those in research and development services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are suited to participate as the contracting authority has highlighted SME suitability. The awarded contract aims to explore Programmable User Planes technologies in military networks, creating potential for innovative solutions. Businesses focusing on P4, IP framing, and network telemetry technologies could find this opportunity beneficial for their growth and development.

## Notice

Dstl would like to explore if Programmable User Planes (PUP) technologies and techniques can be utilised in a more dynamic, less reliable scenario such as those found in military deployed and tactical networks. In particular, P4, IP framing and network telemetry are of interest, but Dstl are open to suggestions of other areas, within the province of PUPs, that could prove fruitful in providing benefit in solving some of the issues inherent in the scope of the MOD challenge.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a3037d8-7ea3-4d41-8b68-0b141be9b934 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Dynamic |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a dynamic purchasing system |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 May 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 20 Mar 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 26 Apr 2023 |
| Contract period | 26 Apr 2023 - 3 Nov 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £399,270 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £399,270 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ROKE MANOR RESEARCH |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 23 May 2023 at 14:46 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a3037d8-7ea3-4d41-8b68-0b141be9b934

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/8a3037d8-7ea3-4d41-8b68-0b141be9b934
  23rd May 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3b09dbc9-8ab5-4ba4-a99d-280fc28eedb8
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/5626da6b-125c-4c1a-9f7b-7a85d88d5897

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