Maritime Counter-Unmanned Air Systems radio frequency sensor for the Royal Navy

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has an Urgent Capability Requirement (UCR) to provide Counter-Unmanned Air System (C-UAS) Radio Frequency Sensor equipment (C-UAS Land Technology Readiness Level minimum 8), training and support, to the Royal Navy. The C-UAS RF Sensor shall be able to Detect and indicate a threat bearing for Small-Class 1 Unmanned Air-System's (UAS's) that are utilising common frequency bands. The C-UAS RF Sensor equipment will be deployed on maritime platforms. It shall be stand-alone, requiring only a power supply as a dependency from the maritime platform on which it is installed. The C-UAS RF Sensor shall be 'person' portable (max 2 individuals), capable of being packaged onto NATO-standard pallets. The system shall be capable of handling data, and operating within an environment, classified at a minimum of Official Sensitive The Contract shall cover an initial quantity of up to 11 C-UAS RF sensors and include the provision of 1 years in service support (and spares), to commence at the point of delivery and acceptance. An overall train the trainer package shall be included on the Contract, covering operation and maintenance etc of the system. The Contract shall also include Options for additional equipment and training, and for a further 3, 1-year support periods. The ITT process is likely to include a technology demonstration, hosted by the Authority/User and supported by a third-party provider. This shall independently test and evaluate candidate systems against pre-defined criteria included within the evaluation documentation, the resulting data shall form part of the tender evaluation and down selection. The Authority is progressing with the required permissions necessary for this demonstration, should any potential provider believe that additional permissions/clearances will be required for their systems, please notify the Authority immediately for further guidance. You must notify the Authority immediately of any potential Conflict of Inter