The Provision of a Defence Air Passenger Services System (DAPSS) **Prior Information Notice**

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1. Title: 701575803 - The Provision of a Defence Air Passenger Services System (DAPSS) 2. Object of the Prior Information Notice: The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to inform potential suppliers of the intended procurement for an Air Passenger Logistics Support requirement with a focus on COTS applications coupled with in-service support. 3.a. Background and Description: The Authority provides air transportation around the world to various destinations and carry in the region of 200,000 passengers and crew each year. These passengers include personnel deploying to operations worldwide, VIPs and their associates, Civil Servants, civilian contractors, families and other concessionary travellers and on occasion, fare paying passengers. The Defence Air Passenger Systems Service (DAPSS) capability shall provide a flight scheduling, reservation processing, and aircraft despatch capability to manage air passengers and their baggage to ensure the sustainable, safe and efficient operation of the Air Transport Force and Authority passenger charter aircraft worldwide. The DAPSS capability will be used by 1000-2000 users in (but not limited to) RAF airheads in the UK and worldwide as well as Command Headquarters and major military establishments. The DAPSS capability will utilise three modular elements from the standard airline industry Passenger Services Systems technology: 1. Scheduling - to support the scheduling of RAF air transport flights and the Authority charter air passenger flights. 2. Airline Reservation System - to allow air passengers to be allocated to a specific flight. 3. Departure Control Systems - to support the air terminal functions of checking-in air passengers and their baggage. The capability will need to be able to: connect to the Authority network and therefore will require security accreditation protect the DAPSS data with a Privacy Marking not exceeding OFFICIAL SENSITIVE. connect to UK Borderforce provide a conversion training package for the users connect to peripherals (boarding card scanner, printer and baggage weighing scales - these may be procured separately or part of the service) provide a Management Information report writing capability provide a backup and disaster recovery capability provide up to 24hr software support ensure that digitisation and automation are to be utilised as much as is practicable to simplify and expedite air passenger processing and the capability will be interoperable with existing systems and home base infrastructure. DUE TO THE CHARACTER LIMIT PLEASE REFER TO SECTIONS 3B - 6 WITHIN 'ADDITIONAL TEXT' OF THIS NOTICE.