--- title: "JSENS/00154 - In-Service Support For The Ground Based Air Defence Battlefield Information System Application (GBAD BISA)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02aab9" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02aab9" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02aab9.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02aab9.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT" published: "2021-04-27" --- # JSENS/00154 - In-Service Support For The Ground Based Air Defence Battlefield Information System Application (GBAD BISA) Buyer: DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02aab9 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02aab9) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02aab9.json) ## Summary 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. ## Notice 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. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009032-2021 | | 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 | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Apr 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 30 Mar 2021 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £2,574,259 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS34 8JH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire | | Local authority | South Gloucestershire | | Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick | | Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke | | Delivery location | TLK15 Wiltshire | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71336000 - Engineering support services ## Release History - 27 Apr 2021 at 15:24 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009032-2021 ## Notice URLs - http://www.contracts.mod.uk - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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