--- title: "Notification for Operating in the Future Electromagnetic Environment Symposium 2023 - Taking place on 20th & 21st November 2023" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-ef640a13-950c-46be-b008-02b1c6d2adcc" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ef640a13-950c-46be-b008-02b1c6d2adcc" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef640a13-950c-46be-b008-02b1c6d2adcc.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef640a13-950c-46be-b008-02b1c6d2adcc.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY" published: "2023-07-05" --- # Notification for Operating in the Future Electromagnetic Environment Symposium 2023 - Taking place on 20th & 21st November 2023 Buyer: DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ef640a13-950c-46be-b008-02b1c6d2adcc [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ef640a13-950c-46be-b008-02b1c6d2adcc) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef640a13-950c-46be-b008-02b1c6d2adcc.json) ## Summary The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, based in Loughborough, England, is inviting representatives from industry, academia, and government to its upcoming Operating in the Future Electromagnetic Environment Symposium on 20th and 21st November 2023. The event aims to address challenges in the electromagnetic environment across various sectors, including defence, mobility, and healthcare. The engagement end date for this event is 6th October 2023. This tender offers opportunities for businesses specialising in navigation equipment, military electronic systems, laboratory equipment, and scientific software development services. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are well-suited to compete. Interested parties can request an invitation to the symposium by submitting an expression of interest by 6th October 2023. ## Notice The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), facilitated by the Electromagnetic Environment (EME) Hub, is hosting its fourth Operating in the Future Electromagnetic Environment (OFEME) symposium on 20th and 21st November 2023, inviting representatives from industry, academia and across government. In today's connected world, the electromagnetic environment is crucial for many sectors, such as mobility (moving people, goods and services), a connected society and healthcare. In defence, spectrum dependent systems are ubiquitous across land, maritime, air and space, being used for communications, sensing, weapons systems and more. As demand grows so reliable access to the electromagnetic spectrum becomes more challenging. Furthermore, in the Defence context, adversaries will actively contest spectrum access, such as through electromagnetic warfare to deliberately deny or degrade access. Maintaining freedom of action and delivering effects in and through the electromagnetic environment is therefore an important and growing challenge. Academics, suppliers including small and medium-sized enterprises, and colleagues from MOD and other government departments are invited to join the OFEME symposium, to work alongside Dstl's scientists and shape future thinking. The event will cover: * Shared challenges for operating within the future electromagnetic environment, both inside and outside of defence * How research and development investment can be harnessed in future approaches Dstl and The EME Hub are planning to hold the symposium as an in-person event, but also live-stream the main talks for those who are unable to attend. It will feature a range of keynote speakers, technical presentations, poster sessions and interactive workshops. The event will take place in Nottingham at the East Midlands Conference Centre. At this year's event, presentations will consider advances and implications in topics including: * Timing precision for distributed systems * Electromagnetic spectrum access and planning * Mathematical innovation for decision making strategies * Human performance: decision making and trust * Free-space optical communications * Quantum RF Sensing To request an invitation to the event, please complete the online form OFEME 2023 - Expression of Interest by 6 October 2023. We will then send you a link to complete the symposium delegate registration. - Here is the page link to follow: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fourth-ofeme-symposium-2023 Additional information: To request an invitation to the event, please complete the online form OFEME 2023 - Expression of Interest by 6 October 2023. We will then send you a link to complete the symposium delegate registration. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6bfe1eda-662e-412e-a81a-a903c5bab91e | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 5 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 6 Oct 2023 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY | | Locality | LOUGHBOROUGH | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE11 3BT | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | | Local authority | Charnwood | | Electoral ward | Loughborough Southfields | | Westminster constituency | Loughborough | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation - 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 48 - Software package and information systems - 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ### Codes - 34933000 - Navigation equipment - 35631300 - Navigation satellites - 35700000 - Military electronic systems - 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 48460000 - Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software package - 63724000 - Navigation services - 72212460 - Analytical, scientific, mathematical or forecasting software development services - 72212462 - Mathematical or forecasting software development services - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services ## Release History - 5 Jul 2023 at 11:59 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6bfe1eda-662e-412e-a81a-a903c5bab91e ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6bfe1eda-662e-412e-a81a-a903c5bab91e 5th July 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/7e54c517-ef1d-4c65-b190-9600ef43f837 Notification for Operating in the Future Electromagnetic Environment Symposium 2023 - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/fourth-ofeme-symposium-2023 To request an invitation to the event, please complete the online form OFEME 2023 - Expression of Interest by 6 October 2023. We will then send you a link to complete the symposium delegate registration. ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-ef640a13-950c-46be-b008-02b1c6d2adcc. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-ef640a13-950c-46be-b008-02b1c6d2adcc.json.