Cyclamen Programme

Tender description

The threat of an attack using radiological and nuclear (RN) devices has consistently appeared in the National Risk Register, highlighting how these low-likelihood but catastrophically high-impact attack methods remain of concern to HMG. To mitigate these risks, the Home Office maintains a comprehensive RN detection capability for passenger and freight traffic at the border. This is known as the Cyclamen capability, which has been in operation since 2003. It is the UK’s primary defence against the illicit importation of RN materials and sits alongside wider detection and response capabilities that make up the UK’s domestic nuclear security system. Cyclamen is the UK's RN border detection system that plays a key part in protecting the UK border and is a critical part of HMG's Nuclear Security Strategy as well as CONTEST, the Government's counter-terrorism strategy. Interested potential suppliers should visit the Home Office's eSourcing portal (Jaggaer) and look for: "PQQ_345 01 - Future Cyclamen: Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) for Early Market Engagement". You should complete and submit the NDA following which we will invite your organisation to the Jaggaer site that contains our Selection Questionnaire documentation with more details about the Authority's requirements and how to participate. For potential suppliers that have already completed the NDA, you will be automatically added to the Selection Questionnaire Event on the Home Office's eSourcing portal (Jaggaer) "pqq_484 - Future Cyclamen Selection Questionnaire". Lot 1: The requirements are for service and maintenance to the current deployed live RN detection capability at ports and airports, around the UK and one site in northern France, including all associated IT infrastructure, both cloud-based and physical. The Authority is seeking a prime supplier to deliver the services. These comprise three (3) service towers: Service Tower 1 - RN detection: * Fixed RN detection – Permanently located equipment comprising RN detectors, cameras, sensors, power, networking and traffic management. * Vehicle based RN detection - Vehicles equipped with an RN detector, deployed either tactically or to cover a fixed RN detector failure. Mobile radiation detection units are an example of this capability. * Mobile RN detection - handheld devices such as radionuclide identification devices used as part of the operational use of the detection capability. * Site based Information Technology (IT) supporting infrastructure, including racking, cabling and power. Service Tower 2 - IT Management The on-site and cloud hosted infrastructure that enables the operation, including the health monitoring, of the RN detection components. Service Tower 3 - Test site management The operation of a test facility used by the Authority and its Suppliers for the purpose of testing and integration of any changes or updates to the RN detection estate. There will also be a need to provide specialist resources for the purpose of handling sources.