United Kingdom-Liverpool: Road equipment

Type of document: Pre-information procedures
Country: United Kingdom
OJEU Ref: (2015/S 250-456954/EN)
Nature of contract: Supply contract
Procedure: Not applicable
Regulation of procurement: EU – with participation by GPA countries
Type of bid required: Not applicable

Prior information notice without call for competition
Supplies
Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1) Name addresses and contact point(s):
The Minister for the Cabinet Office acting through Crown Commercial Service
9th Floor The Capital Old Hall Street
Liverpool
Postal code: L3 9PP
United Kingdom
Phone: +44 3450103503
Email: supplier@crowncommercial.gov.uk
Internet Address(es):
General address of the contracting authority:
Address of the buyer profile:
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:
OTHER: public procurement
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.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services):
II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
Traffic Management Technology 2.
II.2) Type of contract and place of delivery or of performance:
Supplies
Primarily in the UK with some limited requirements overseas, including but not limited to UK MoD bases located overseas.
Nuts code: UK
II.3) Information on framework agreement:
II.4) Short description of nature and quantity or value of suppliers or services:
Crown Commercial Service as the contracting authority is putting in place a Framework Agreement for the provision of Traffic Management Technology (TMT),intended to be accessed by all UK Public Sector bodies, but will be designed specifically for Central Government, Devolved Administrations, Local Authorities, including Local Transport Authorities and Combined Authorities, Health and Police. To assist them in meeting their duties under the Traffic Management Act (TMA).
This new TMT framework (hereafter referred to as TMT2) will replace the existing TMT Framework Agreement (RM869) which came into existence on 12.10.2011 and is due to expire on the 10.7.2016 (hereafter referred to as TMT1).
A Framework Agreement that will deliver local, regional and national TMT services including but not limited to the project management, end to end solution for the design, supply, installation, commissioning, calibration, decommissioning, maintenance, support, removal from site and disposal, delivery and/or service management of:
Traffic Signal Junctions, Controlled Pedestrian Crossings and Ramp Metering
Traffic Monitoring and Traffic Enforcement Cameras
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Data Systems
Variable Message Signs.
Parking and Access Control Systems.
Environmental Monitoring Systems (Fixed and mobile)
Urban Traffic Management Control and Common Database Systems.
Asset Data Capture and Management.
Street and Exterior Lighting
Sustainable Transport Infrastructure
Traffic Management Communications.
Traffic Management Research, Consultancy and Project Management including Type Approval and Certification of Traffic Equipment
Ancillary Roadside Equipment.
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)
Catalogue.
Estimated value excluding VAT:
Range: between 50 000 000 and 150 000 000 GBP
The contract is divided into lots: Yes. Tenders may be submitted for one or more lots
II.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV):
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II.6) Scheduled date for start of award procedures:
II.7) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA):
The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): YES
II.8) Additional information:
The Contracting Authority intends to use an eTendering system in this procurement exercise and reserves the right to use a reverse auction.

Information about lots

Lot No: 1; Lot title: Traffic Signal Junctions, Controlled Pedestrian Crossings and Ramp Metering
1) Short description: The provision of a solution, which may include one or more of,— the supply of any related equipment (including management control systems and software),— the supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, helpdesk support, associated civil engineering works,— part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing), and— the transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Public Sector Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.Without limitation, goods and services relating to this Lot can include:— Traffic signal heads— Traffic signal controllers— Ramp metering equipment— Ramp metering controllers— Pedestrian signal heads— Pedestrian signal controllers— Push button units— Traffic detection systems— Outstation Transmission Units (OTU)— Outstation Monitoring Units (OMU)— Associated Intelligent Transport System (ITS) Services— Location and fixing of associated street furniture (e.g. brackets, mountings, coverings, posts) to secure, mount and support the above equipment— Additional goods or services that are necessary for the implementation and operation of the above equipment.
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4) Indication about different date for start of award procedures and/or duration of contract:
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Lot No: 3; Lot title: Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Data Systems
1) Short description: The provision of a solution, which may include one or more of,— the supply of any related equipment (including management control systems and software),— the supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, helpdesk support, associated civil engineering works,— part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing), and— the transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Public Sector Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.Without limitation, goods and services relating to this Lot can include:— GIS-based traffic, incident, environmental and planning management systems,— SMART Technologies,— Telematics,— Additional goods or services which are necessary for the implementation and operation of the above equipment.
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Lot No: 4; Lot title: Variable Message Signs
1) Short description: The provision of a solution, which may include one or more of,— the supply of any related equipment (including management control systems and software),— the supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, helpdesk support, associated civil engineering works,— part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing), and— the transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Public Sector Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.Without limitation, goods and services relating to this Lot can include:— Variable Messaging Signs— Electronic messaging signs— Interactive messaging signs— Speed activated signs— Car park space indicator signs— Overheard motorway signs— Emergency motorway signs— Communication (mobile) and associated software for monitoring and varying messaging signs— Location and fixing of associated street furniture (e.g. brackets, mountings, coverings, posts) to secure, mount and support the above equipment— Additional goods or services which are necessary for the implementation and operation of the above equipment.
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4) Indication about different date for start of award procedures and/or duration of contract:
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Lot No: 5; Lot title: Parking and Access Control Systems
1) Short description: The provision of a solution, which may include one or more of,— the supply of any related equipment (including management control systems and software),— the supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, helpdesk support, associated civil engineering works,— part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing), and— the transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Public Sector Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.Without limitation, goods and services relating to this Lot can include:— Pay and display equipment— Space counting and bay monitoring e.g. capacity counters— Intercom systems— Car park barriers— Gate automation— Parking and access control RFID systems inc. Biometric gates— Software systems for data capture and processing services— Location and fixing of associated street furniture (e.g. brackets, mountings, coverings, posts) to secure, mount and support the above equipment— Additional goods or services which are necessary for the implementation and operation of the above equipment.
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Lot No: 6; Lot title: Environmental Monitoring Systems (Fixed and Mobile)
1) Short description: The provision of a solution, which may include one or more of,— the supply of any related equipment (including management control systems and software),— the supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, helpdesk support, associated civil engineering works,— part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing), and— the transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Public Sector Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.Without limitation, goods and services relating to this Lot can include:— Pollution monitoring systems and equipment— Noise level monitoring systems and equipment— Flood level monitoring systems and equipment— Meteorological systems and equipment (e.g. ice monitoring units, wind speed, fog detection, weather stations)— Ambient light monitoring systems and equipment— Location and fixing of associated street furniture (e.g. brackets, mountings, coverings, posts) to secure, mount and support the above equipment;— Additional goods or services which are necessary for the implementation and operation of the above equipment.
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Lot No: 7; Lot title: Urban Traffic Management Control and Common Database Systems
1) Short description: The provision of a solution, which may include one or more of,— the supply of any related equipment (including management control systems and software),— the supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, helpdesk support, associated civil engineering works,— part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing), and— the transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Public Sector Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.Without limitation, goods and services relating to this Lot can include:— Priority detection systems;— Common database integration;— Central business district integration services;— Congestion charge systems;— Monitoring outstations;— Traffic engineering design services;— Control of traffic signal controllers;— Traffic control compliant system to system adaptor software;— Traffic control training and support services;— Data exchange services;— Additional goods or services which are necessary for the implementation and operation of the above equipment.
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Lot No: 8; Lot title: Asset Data Capture and Management
1) Short description: The provision of a solution, which may include one or more of,— the supply of any related equipment (including management control systems and software),— the supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, helpdesk support, associated civil engineering works,— part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing), and— the transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Public Sector Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.Without limitation, goods and services relating to this Lot can include:— Surveys to capture asset data (e.g. location, condition, inventory — including physical properties etc) using technologies such as— LiDAR,— high resolution photography— ground penetrating radar— asset data management,— asset data analysis,— asset data processing,— Additional goods or services which are necessary for the implementation and operation of the above equipment.
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Lot No: 9; Lot title: Street and Exterior Lighting
1) Short description: The provision of a solution, which may include one or more of,— the supply of any related equipment (including management control systems and software),— the supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, helpdesk support, associated civil engineering works,— part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing), and— the transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Public Sector Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.Without limitation, goods and services relating to this Lot can include:— Street and exterior lighting equipment,o columns,o luminaireso cables,o switchgear,o sensors and controls;o street lighting consumables;o ancillary equipment,— Survey and Asset review,— Upgrade of existing assets to high efficiency lighting (eg. CMS & LED),— Ancillary lighting and equipment for road signs, Bollards, Central beacons and Zebra crossings.— Location and fixing of associated street furniture (e.g. brackets, mountings, coverings, posts) to secure, mount and support the above equipment;— Additional goods or services which are necessary for the implementation and operation of the above equipment.
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Lot No: 10; Lot title: Sustainable Transport Infrastructure
1) Short description: The provision of a solution which relies on renewable or regenerated energy, which may include one or more of,— the supply of any related equipment (including management control systems and software),— the supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, helpdesk support, associated civil engineering works,— part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing), and— the transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Public Sector Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.Without limitation, goods and services relating to this Lot can include:— Renewable energy solutions including electricity, hydrogen etc— Single Phase, Three Phase AC and Rapid AC/DC charging equipment— Pay As You Go (PAYG billing for charging) solutions— Charge Point Management Systems (CPMS)— Access control systems,— Inductive chargers (static and ‘in-motion’)— Location and fixing of associated street furniture (e.g. brackets, mountings, coverings, posts) to secure, mount and support the above equipment;— Additional goods or services which are necessary for the implementation and operation of the above equipment.
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Lot No: 11; Lot title: Traffic Management Communications
1) Short description: The provision of a solution, which may include one or more of,— the supply of any related equipment (including management control systems and software),— the supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, helpdesk support, associated civil engineering works,— part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing), and— the transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Public Sector Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.Without limitation, goods and services relating to this Lot can include:— Radio communications,— Emergency telephone equipment and systems,— Routers;— Modems— Mesh networks— Cloud services;— Backups;— Location and fixing of associated street furniture (e.g. brackets, mountings, coverings, posts) to secure, mount and support the above equipment;— Additional goods or services which are necessary for the implementation and operation of the above equipment.
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Lot No: 12; Lot title: Traffic Management Research, Consultancy and Project Management including Type Approval and Certification of Traffic Equipment
1) Short description: The provision of a solution, which may include one or more of,— the supply of any related services, project management, software, feasibility, design, data capture facilities, calibration, research and development, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, helpdesk support,— part or a complete end to end solution for the services required under the Lot (including outsourcing), and— the transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Public Sector Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.Without limitation, goods and services relating to this Lot can include:— Traffic surveying, data capture and processing services;— Feasibility study services;— Inspection services;— Traffic impact assessment reports;— Design services;— Public consultation and stakeholder engagement services;— Road network modelling services (virtualisation and simulation);— Traffic modelling services (virtualisation and simulation);— Database services;— Data Management services;— Transport systems consultancy services;— Strategy development and implementation services;— The supply of any related services (including prototyping systems and software modelling).
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Lot No: 13; Lot title: Ancillary Roadside Equipment
1) Short description: The provision of a solution, which may include one or more of,— the supply of any related equipment (including management control systems and software),— the supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, helpdesk support, associated civil engineering works,— part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing), and— the transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Public Sector Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.Without limitation, goods and services relating to this Lot can include:— Cabinets,— Cabinet frames and security straps and associated equipment;— Power Supply units;— Components and spare parts for CCTV systems;— Components and spare parts for communications systems;— Cables (copper and fibre optic);— Connectors;— CCTV testing and calibration equipment;— Video amplifiers and distributors;— Video switching matrices;— Crash barriers— Road barriers— Barrier components— Concrete barriers— Speed humps— Safety barriers— Safety fencing— Guardrails— Road-danger lamps— Beacons— Bollards— Road cones— Traffic calming equipment— Location and fixing of associated street furniture (e.g. brackets, mountings, coverings, posts) to secure, mount and support the above equipment;— Additional goods or services which are necessary for the implementation and operation of the above equipment.
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Lot No: 14; Lot title: Traffic Signal Junctions, Controlled Pedestrian Crossings and Ramp Metering
1) Short description: The provision of a solution, which may include one or more of,— the supply of any related equipment (including management control systems and software),— the supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, helpdesk support, associated civil engineering works,— part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing), and— the transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Public Sector Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.Without limitation, goods and services relating to this Lot can include:— Deployment, provision, integration, application maintenance, system administration, testing and/or development of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), including (but not limited to):o Active traffic management;o Advanced traffic management;o Tunnel control;o Bridge control;o Contact management;o Traffic prediction;o Traffic simulation;o Traffic information and data;o Event management;o Road space planning and works management;o Co-operative ITS, Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I);o Incident management;o Vehicle tracking;o Signs and signal management;o Fault management and diagnostics;o Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA).— Common database integration;— Data Exchange Services;— Cloud Services;— Backups;— Additional goods or services that are necessary for the implementation and operation of the above equipment.
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Lot No: 15; Lot title: Catalogue
1) Short description: Without limitation, goods and services relating to this Lot can include:— The provision of commoditised goods, services and works associated with any item, within the scope of the Lots listed above.
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Lot No: 2; Lot title: Traffic Monitoring and traffic Enforcement Cameras
1) Short description: The provision of a solution, which may include one or more of,— the supply of any related equipment (including management control systems and software),— the supply of any related services, project management, feasibility, design, supply of equipment, data capture facilities, calibration, installation (including interconnectivity and integration with other TMT and back-office systems), commissioning, decommissioning, removal from site and disposal and/or recycling, research and development, associated spares and maintenance, fault detection, monitoring and reporting, training, business support services, helpdesk support, associated civil engineering works,— part or a complete end to end solution for the equipment and services required under the Lot (including outsourcing), and— the transfer of responsibility, whether in full or in part, of any existing equipment and services covered by the scope of this Lot from the Public Sector Body (or its appointed third party contractor) to the Supplier.Without limitation, goods and services relating to this Lot can include:— Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR)— Safety cameras (static and average speed)— CCTV, used in a traffic surveillance and vehicle monitoring service;— Automatic Traffic Counters (ATC)— Selective Vehicle Detection (SVD) systems— Enforcement technology to identify traffic Offences— Motorway incident detection systems— Outstation monitoring equipment— Road charging and toll systems— Tunnel control systems— Associated real time data services— Location and fixing of associated street furniture (e.g. brackets, mountings, coverings, posts) to secure, mount and support the above equipment— Additional goods or services which are necessary for the implementation and operation of the above equipment.
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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:
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:
When announced by the publication of a Contract Notice on the procurement website of the OJEU this procurement will be managed electronicallyvia the Crown Commercial Service’s e-Sourcing Suite. To participate in that procurement,participants must first be registered on the e-Sourcing Suite. If you have not yet registered on theeSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https:// gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by followingthe link ‘Supplier eSourcing Registration’. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNSnumber (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who willbe entering into a contract if invited to do so.Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at: that, by registering for the eSourcing Suite in this way, you will then be in a position to expressan interest in any future procurements run by Crown Commercial Service. This is done by emailing:expressionofinterest@ccs.gsi.gov.uk.Your email must clearly state: the name and reference of the procurement; the name of theregistered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email.Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the supplier to access thatprocurement event online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notificationemail to alert them once this has been done.As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to the Emptoris messaging service whichfacilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific procurement event.Please note it is your responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you havesight of all relevant information.For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact the Crown Commercial ServiceSupport Desk email: eenablement@ccs.gsi.gov.uk.From 2nd April 2014 the Government is introducing its new Government Security Classifications(GSC) classification scheme to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS).A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All potentialsuppliers should 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:
VI.3) Information on general regulatory framework:
VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice: 23.12.2015