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title: "AWE Urban: Sustain and Protect F03 CAN"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-030344"
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# AWE Urban: Sustain and Protect F03 CAN

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-030344

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has completed the procurement process for the contract titled "AWE Urban: Sustain and Protect" in the Research and Development services category. The contract, awarded to multiple suppliers, aimed to address specific hypotheses related to sustainment, protection, and personnel optimisation within an urban tactical scenario. The awarded contract value is 1 GBP, and the procurement method used was an open procedure. The contract was signed on June 14, 2022, with a deadline extension option available until March 31, 2025.

This contracting process offers opportunities for businesses involved in research and development services, consultancy, and technology solutions related to urban warfare scenarios. Companies specialising in autonomous systems, equipment support, medical services, security technologies, and defence solutions are well-suited to compete for future AWE Urban events and contribute to the Army's modernisation and transformation goals.

## Notice

The Army Warfighting Experiment Urban Series 2022-2024 is a Capability Investigation within a threat based tactical scenario. It will employ live, virtual, and constructive methods to produce evidence which: de-risks major equipment programmes; enhances relationships with industry, partners, and allies; and accelerates Army modernisation and transformation. This CAN relates to the first iteration of the AWE Urban Series - Sustain and Protect.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

AWE Sustain and Protect focuses on the following hypotheses, which are refined into detailed experimental activity. All activity must link to one of the following hypotheses: Sustainment 1. If Urban CSS elements have the means to autonomously forecast consumption rates, then stores can be disseminated before they become needed to increase mass. Sustainment 2. If Urban Equipment Support Specialists have the means to autonomously predict component failure, then parts can be replaced before a failure occurs to increase mass. Sustainment 3. If Urban Medical Specialists have the ability to autonomously identify, and treat or extract, casualties before their combat effectiveness is adversely affected then operational output can be maintained to ensure tempo and mass. Sustainment 4. If Urban Equipment Support Specialists have the ability to identify and autonomously recover stricken equipment then they can remain protected to increase mass. Sustainment 5. If Urban FEs have the organic means to generate, store, manage and distribute electrical power then they will be able to sustain their own electrical power requirements to increase tempo and mass. Protection 1. If Urban Commanders have the ability to create physical obstacles then they will be able to control Freedom of Movement in the Urban environment to increase tempo and mass. Protection 2. If Urban FE have the ability to autonomously or remotely breach urban barriers, rapidly and repeatedly, then they can increase freedom of movement and protection to increase tempo and mass. Protection 3. If Urban FEs have the ability to conceal their own physical and non-physical (EMS and Cyber) signatures, then they will improve their survivability to increase mass. Protection 4. If urban FE have the ability to accurately map the urban environment, including sub-terranean zones, then they will improve IPE and increase situational understanding to increase tempo. Protection 5. If Urban FEs have autonomous means to FIND emplaced threats, then they will have increased freedom of movement to increase tempo. Personnel 1. If personnel have their performance optimised (cognitive, physical, psychological and social) then they will be capable of performing at a higher standard to increase operational advantage. Personnel 2. If Urban Commanders have better intelligence regarding the physical and mental capacity of their work force, then they will be more able to resource missions and tasks to increase operational advantage.

Options: The Authority reserves the right to extend the duration of the Contract by utilising the following Options: 1) OPTION 1 to extend the Contract until 31st March 2024 2) OPTION 2 to extend the Contract until 31st March 2025 The Authority will be under no obligation to take up the Options and the Contractors will be notified of the Authority's decision on any extension before thirty calendar (30) days of Contract completion. If no notification of this Option is provided to Contractors prior to thirty calendar days before Contract completion, Contract will terminate on the original expiry date (31st March 23). The Contractor will not need to submit White Papers, Quad Charts nor attend product pitches for future AWE Urban events if the Authority decides to take up the Option(s). For the avoidance of doubt, this term only applies to products that have been experimented with at AWE Urban: Sustain and Protect.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030422-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large, SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Feb 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Jun 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £1 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | N/A |
| 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 | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 27 |
| Supplier names | 5C CONSULTING; ARCHANGEL IMAGING; ATHENA ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; BABCOCK INTERNATIONAL; BAE SYSTEMS APPLIED INTELLIGENCE; BCB INTERNATIONAL; BMT DEFENCE AND SECURITY; BRIGANTES CONSULTING; CMCA INTEGRATED SYSTEMS; DIGITAL CATAPULT; DIGITAL CONCEPTS ENGINEERING; HIPPO MULTIPOWER; HYBRID DRONES; L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES; LEVEL PEAKS ASSOCIATES; MARLBOROUGH COMMUNICATIONS; MARSHALL LAND SYSTEMS; PLASAN SASA; PRECISION TECHNIC DEFENCE; RAFAEL ADVANCED DEFENCE SYSTEMS; RAYTHEON SYSTEMS; RHEINMETALL DEFENCE; SAAB TECHNOLOGIES; SESANTI; SEVEN TECHNOLOGIES GROUP; TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS GROUP; ZERO ALPHA SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

## Release History

- 27 Oct 2022 at 17:01 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/030422-2022
- 21 Jan 2022 at 22:45 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001938-2022
- 17 Dec 2021 at 22:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/031693-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=7WB3vlNZS0iuldChbfoJ5Z7Xb-ouAsRHlonIEbdPbKpUOUxJQ0U0T1pSN0dMTzkwT084Wk9aWVpYMi4u
- https://www.contracts.mod.uk/web/login.html
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence

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