710264450_SERPENS Close Find Radar_Tender Notice

A Tender Notice
by DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Goods)
Duration
6 year
Value
£94M
Sector
DEFENCE
Published
22 Apr 2025
Delivery
16 Jun 2026 to 15 Jun 2032
Deadline
n/a

Concepts

Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), as the procurement arm of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), is engaged in procurement activity for Project SERPENS, a digitally integrated weapon locating system, to be employed as counterbattery assets comprising artillery weapon locating sensors and radars which will be installed onto in-service land vehicles and integrated with communications bearer networks. The planned out-of-service date (OSD) for the SERPENS system is 2057. SERPENS plans to procure a quantity of twenty-five (25) Close Find Radars using a competitive flexible procedure (s.20) under a staged delivery schedule to complete during calendar year 2027. Focus is on high technological readiness with priority on key requirements following which development will focus on the mounting of radar assets onto vehicles, integration with inservice comms bearer/s and, in future, integration into SERPENS as a networked array of sensors. The planned core term for this contracting opportunity will be six (6) years, estimating equipment deliveries within no more than two (2) years followed by four (4) years of in-service support. Options are planned to be implemented to extend the in-service support beyond the core six-year term as a de-risking measure based on the complexity of system integration requirements for the SERPENS system. SERPENS reserves the right to procure additional CFR systems during the performance period of any resultant contract, for the purposes of counter rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM), or counter unmanned aerial surveillance (C-UAS), or any other air defence or surveillance roles. The in-service support provisions of any contract awarded may be extended to provide the same, or similar, support services towards any additional systems procured under the performance of the contract. For the avoidance of doubt, a permitted modification/direct award may be made in the event that additional goods and/or services are to be procured for the same or similar use cases by the Armed Forces. Should any company be interested in expressing interest for this contracting opportunity, and you have not previously engaged with the SERPENS team, please contact the associated buyer who will be able to provide registration details for the SERPENS AWARD portal.

Renewal Options

The Contract will be extendable through the Authority exercising the rights afforded under the Contract Terms and Conditions to take up additional option years of in-service support.

Award Criteria

Stage 1 Interim Technical Assessment Full detail on the evaluation criteria can be found in the DEFFORM 47 Annex B Interim Technical Assessment Evaluation Criteria The Stage 1 Interim Technical Assessment will consist of criteria assessing the following: 1. Compliance with Key and Mandatory System Requirements within the SRD - Pass/Fail 2. Space, Weight and Power - Pass/Fail 3. Milestone Matrix - Scored 45% 4. Performance – Accuracy - Scored 40% 5. ILS – Training, Spares and Technical Documentation - Scored 15%
Stage 2 Full Tender Assessment Full detail on the evaluation criteria can be found in the DEFFORM 47 Annex C Full Tender Assessment Evaluation Criteria The Stage 2 Full Tender Assessment will consist of criteria assessing the following: 1. Delivery SoR Compliance - Pass/Fail 2. Compliance with Key and Mandatory System Requirements within the SRD - Pass/Fail 3. DEFFORM 565 and F1686 (Overseas) Pass/Fail 4. PM, Governance & Delivery Strategy - Scored 18% 5. Performance Accuracy - Scored 16% 6. SRD Compliance (Priority 1) - Scored 10% 7. ILS SOR Compliance Matrix - Scored 8% 8. Safety - Scored 6% 9. Human Factors Integration (HFI ) - Scored 6% 10. Through Life Support - Scored 6% 11. Transition - Scored 5% 12. Training Design & Delivery - Scored 5% 13. Social Value 2.3 - Education & Training - Scored 2.5% 14. Social Value 3.4 - Collaboration (Supply Chain) - Scored 2.5% 15. Social Value 4.1 - Additional Environmental Benefits - Scored 2.5% 16. Social Value 6.2 - Supporting in work progression - Scored 2.5% 17. Product Development Commitment - Scored 2% 18. Supply Chain Security and Resilience - Scored 2% 19. UK SMEs - Scored 2% 20. Critical Material - Scored 2% 21. Supply Chain Disruption - Scored 2%

CPV Codes

  • 35722000 - Radar

Indicators

  • Options are available.
  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

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