Provide a Land C2 System – Exporting Opportunity- Short Deadline

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: PROVIDE A LAND C2 SYSTEM – EXPORTING OPPORTUNITY- SHORT DEADLINE
2. Awarding Authority: Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills acting on behalf of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), GB. Web:
3. Contract type: Supply contract
4. Description: Opportunity type NATO
Industry Defence
The NCI Agency is seeking a contractor to deliver the future land command and control (FLC2) system.
Currently, the NATO land command and control requirements are supported by the land command and control information system (LC2IS). DEMETER is intended to replace LC2IS to provide an updated capability for command and control (C2) of NATO land forces at the strategic and operational levels, including provision of a recognised ground picture, enablement of battlespace management and exchange of information and knowledge across operational domains within the NATO command structure (NCS), NATO force structure (NFS) and NATO nations.
The purpose of this contract is to buy and implement the best available commercial off the shelf (COTS) software product. This COTS solution must already been proven in NATO exercises and/or operations.
It is the responsibility of the contractor to:
integrate DEMETER within the NATO Enterprise, to migrate the data from the existing LC2IS and to address the initial training aspects of the capability
provide the software supporting the FLC2 capability (DEMETER). DEMETER will be the primary C2 software product supporting future NATO land operations and will be used across the full spectrum of NATO operations and missions to support the C2 needs of the NCS across strategic and operational levels.
DEMETER capabilities will be delivered in accordance with the following schedule:
IFB Release – Jan 2023- contract Award – Dec 2023- PSA (Preliminary System Acceptance) – Dec 2024- FSA (Final System Acceptance) – Feb 2026
DEMETER will be the primary C2 software product supporting future NATO land operations and will be used across the full spectrum of NATO operations and missions to support the C2 needs of the NCS across strategic and operational levels. This NOI refers to the provision of the material part of the FLC2 capability (DEMETER) and is broken down into three work packages (WPs).
Following acceptance of the final operational delivery, the contract will require warranty for any software delivered.The contract is expected to include 10 years of maintenance and support following final system acceptance.
This WP covers the configuration and implementation of DEMETER in authorization
5. CPV Code(s): 48000000
6. NUTS code(s): UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: North East (England), North West (England), Yorkshire And The Humber, East Midlands (England), West Midlands (England), East Of England, London, South East (England), South West (England), Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Opportunity closing date 23.1.2023.
11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:
12. Other information: TKR-2023112-EX-1530617