United Kingdom-Bristol: Training and simulation in military vehicles

Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2016/S 038-061898/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Regulation of procurement: EU
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
Ministry of Defence, Land Equipment, Training and Simulation Systems Programme (TSSP)
MoD Abbey Wood
Bristol
Postal code: BS34 8JH
United Kingdom
For the attention of: Commercial Manager, Mr David Sealey
Phone: +44 1179137132
Email: deslestsp-tssp-comrcl1c@mod.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.mod.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2) Type of the contracting authority:
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions
I.3) Main activity:
Defence
I.4) Contract award on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities:
The contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: No
Section II: Object of the contract:
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
Defence Virtual Simulation (DVS) Tool.
II.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
SUPPLIES
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance:
UK
II.3) Information on framework agreement
II.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:
Provision of a Defence Virtual Simulation (DVS) Tool to enable simulated activity across all levels of training, education and experimentation in a tri-service environment.
Lots: The contract is divided into lots: No
II.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
80630000, 80610000, 80620000, 80640000, 80650000, 80660000
II.6) Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract
Scheduled date for start of award procedures: 4.4.2016
II.7) Additional information:
The Training and Simulation System Programme (TSSP) team, part of Defence, Equipment and Support (DE&S) within the UK Ministry Of Defence (MoD) is considering the potential requirement for the provision of a Defence Virtual Simulation (DVS) tool to provide a common, interoperable, accessible and deployable capability that will enable simulated activity across all levels of training, education and experimentation in a tri-service environment.
Should the MoD wish to progress this potential requirement upon completion of this market sounding exercise, then it will be expected that the preferred supplier would be able to demonstrate, implement and ultimately manage, over a period of up to 10 years, a standalone solution capable of operating on standard Commercially available Off the Shelf (COTS) hardware.
Additionally the solution will be capable of supporting end-to-end training events through design, execution and After-Action Review (AAR) in a range of military environments. It must also be interoperable with extant and future training and simulation systems including those of a bespoke nature, operated by the MoD.
The solution is envisaged to be an off-the-shelf product that will be licensed at an Enterprise level providing unrestricted use and distribution by the MoD, thereby enabling widespread use and development opportunities.
Interoperability with Allied nations is also highly desirable.
The primary purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to contribute towards the ongoing market sounding exercising being undertaken by TSSP in support of the proposed requirement and to update the Simulation Industry as to the intention of the Authority in relation to Defence Virtual Simulation (DVS) programme.

Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
All payments shall be made using the Authorities Purchase to Payment (P2P) system and shall be subject to the unqualified acceptance of the Authorities Terms and Conditions of Contract.
III.2) Conditions for participation
III.2.1) Information about reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: no.
VI.2) Additional information
From 2.4.2014, the Government is introducing its new Government Security Classifications Policy (GSC) to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme. A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All suppliers to the Department are encouraged to make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC. Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the Authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies or otherwise.Advertising Regime OJEU: This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-2016219-DCB-7782691.
VI.3) Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice: 19.02.2016