Multi Environment Display

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Why the Work is Being Done Currently the command team of a surface ship have the tactical picture, the wide area picture and environmental information on different air gapped systems. Dstl wish to build a display that brings environmental information and predictions together with the tactical and wide area pictures and bearing plots in to a single display to enhance the situational awareness of the command team. The development work will need to be completed by the 28th February 2021 to enable integration into the test facility in March 2021. The final display is to be integrated into the Dstl Command Lab infrastructure via DDS interface. Problem to Be Solved How to display real time information with latent data in a coherent display, as well as to identify and extract the relevant information from the Oceanographic prediction tool and live data and display this information in a way that is accessible/understandable to the end user and introduce augmented reality, where appropriate, to enhance the users understanding of the 3 dimensional environment that they are operating in. Who Are the Users As a Warfare Commander I need to bring all relevant information about the current environment and platform positions together to provide greater situational awareness of the battlespace. Early Market Engagement Work Already Done A design sprint has already been conducted and a design for the display finalised. Existing Team Dstl will provide a Product Owner to support the development of the display through development sprints. As well as warfare experts (serving military personnel) to support any initial discovery phase conducted and to help refine any stories within the backlog if required. Current Phase Alpha Work Location The selected supplier will to work at their home site to undertake the planning, development and writing up of the work. However, final testing and integration of the display will be at Dstl Portsdown West, Fareham, Hampshire. Working Arrangments The selected supplier will to work at their home site to undertake the planning, development and writing up of the work; however, they will need to work closely with the Dstl Product Owner via remote working applications (e.g. Microsoft Teams). The delivery of the application and integration into the Command Lab will occur at Dstl Portsdown West site (Fareham, Hampshire). Security Clearance Security Check (SC) security standard Additional T&Cs The contract is only available to UK Nationals. Skills & Experience Demonstrate experience in developing applications using Agile processes Demonstrate experience in installing applications on existing infrastructures Demonstrate previous experience of developing Augmented Reality displays Have basic knowledge and understanding of maritime ASW operations Demonstrate in their bid a clear technical plan, methodology and scope of work that would lead to the requirements being achieved Identify in their bid the skills and experience of each member of the proposed team and hours allocated to the task Nice to Haves No. of Suppliers to Evaluate 5 Proposal Criteria Technical solution Approach and methodology How the approach or solution meets user needs Estimated timeframes for the work Identified risks and dependencies and offered approaches to manage them Team structure Value for money Cultural Fit Criteria Work as a team with our organisation and other suppliers. Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions. Take responsibility to identify technical development work when required Capable of providing clear explanations of the work to non-specialist staff. Take responsibility for their work. Payment Approach Fixed price Assessment Method Case study Work history Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 65% Cultural fit 15% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers No questions have been answered yet Budget range £200,000-£250,000