Directive 2009/81/EC

Section I: Contracting authority/entity

• I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)

  For the attention of: Mr James Hill +44 1462851515 x4095
  Contact: ADATS Commercial Manager
  Air Defence & Air Traffic Systems (ADATS), DE&S
  Room C29, Bldg 85, RAF Henlow
  Henlow
  SG16 6DN
  UNITED KINGDOM
  Email: james.hill787@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/entity is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities/entities: no

Section II: Object of the contract

• II.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:

  The provision of RAF Secure Management Radio Equipment (SMRE) Capability.

• 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:

• II.3) Information on framework agreement

  Not provided

• II.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:

  The Authority is issuing this Prior Information Notice (PIN) regarding the intention, shortly, to issue a Possible Future Purchase (PFP) Notice, for a competition to replace the existing SMRE capability. This PIN is NOT a request for expressions of interest and the requirement will be outlined in the PFP notice. SMRE is used to provide airfield ground management allowing air traffic control (ATC) to direct the safe movement of vehicles and personnel on the airfield manoevring area. It is also used in a secondaery role to provide direct communications between ATC and support sections eg guard services, medical centre, refuellers and fire crews.

  The Authority previously advertised the SMRE Capabitity replacement programme in January 2011 but had to discontinue the tender in March 2012. Full details of the likely value and requirements will the included in the PFP but the aim of the project is to replace the current SMRE system and to support the Leaky Feeder systems also currently in use.

  
  

  Lots

  This contract is divided into lots: no

• II.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)

  32344280, 32230000, 32233000

• II.6) Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract

  Scheduled date for start of award procedures: 21.9.2012

• II.7) Additional information:

  Not provided

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:

    Not provided

• III.2) Conditions for participation

  • III.2.1) Information about reserved contracts

    Not provided

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:

  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-2012819-DCB-4167113.

• VI.3) Information on general regulatory framework

  Not provided

• VI.4) Date of dispatch of this notice:

  19.8.2012