The requirement is a firm price enabling contract for three (3) years (1.12.2019 — 30.11.2022) with a further two (2) 1 year options (1.12.2022 — 30.11.2023 and 1.12.2023 — 30.11.2024).
Description of procurement: the UK Joint Data Link Management Organisation (JDLMO) is the sole UK authority on the planning, design, coordination, management and execution of data links activities in support of National, NATO and Coalition operations within the UK and out of area. To deliver these outputs the JDLMO is dependant on extremely specialized and highly qualified staff within the data link domain. To ensure that its personnel have these necessary skill sets the JDLMO provides a variety of trg tailored to meet its particular requirements.
The up to 27 days/yr is expected to be split as follows:
— 1 x 15 day course split into 2 distinct areas: 3 days link 16 Intermediate Refresher (IR) training followed by a 12 day Data Link Manager/Interface Control Officer (DLM/ICO) training to include network design, planning and management training,
— additionally up to 12 days training to be used at the authorities’ discretion to cover subjects including, but not limited to, in depth Network Design training, in depth JREAP training suited to the software used on the JREAP Common Access Point (CAP) once in service and in depth Variable Message Format (VMF) training.
The Cyber Essentials DCPP (Defence Cyber Protection Partnership) internet based Cyber Security Model Risk Assessment has been completed by the RAF User (the customer), thus the Cyber Risk of this requirement is classified as Very Low’. If your company is subsequently invited to tender then your tender must include the completion of the ‘Supplier Assurance Questionnaire’ via the internet based DCPP Cyber Security Model online link: https://suppliercyberprotection.service.xgov.uk/
This is to demonstrate a supplier’s compliance with the required cyber risk level. More information will be published with regards to this process, the evaluation criteria and how to access the information/website once the tender documentation is live.
Off payroll (manpower based) contracts — Mandatory tax arrangements of public appointees:
— the off payroll rules (Intermediaries Legislation — IR35) for working in the Public Sector are in place to ensure that where a worker would have been an employee if they were providing their services directly, they are broadly paying the same tax and National Insurance Contributions (NICs) as an employee,
— the Authority has decided that the provision of this service is out of scope of this legislation, for this particular requirement.