Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance

Tender description

The Army HQ Single Statement of User Need (SSUN) which Serpens will deliver against is: ‘The user requires and organic, responsive, persistent, protected and mobile suite of networked systems optimised to detect, acquire, track and assess adversary indirect fire threats at ranges available to peer opponents. These systems must be survivable on the modern battlefield, deployable with all land forces and linked autonomously to both future ISTAR architectures and effectors, in order to support effectively the counter fires battle within the warfighting division and the Light, Strike and Armoured Infantry Brigades.’ The main Users are 1 Arty Brigade and 1 ISR Brigade. The in service date for Serpens is 2026 with an anticipated out of service date of 2057. Serpens is a category a equipment procurement project taking into account the through life costs. This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform the market of the Authority’s intention to procure the Serpens capability. In issuing this PIN and engaging with the market, the Authority is not committing to carrying out any procurement in relation the requirements stated in this PIN. If third parties are interested in engaging with the Authority in relation to the requirements stated in this PIN they must do so without sharing information that is protected by copyright or patents. Please register on the Serpens award portal where the Authority will be sharing information throughout the project. https://award.bravosolution.co.uk/serpens/web/project/101/register. Current information held on the portal includes a pictorial vision, Serpens information pack and draft key user requirements.