Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s)
Ministry of Defence
MOD Abbey Wood, Elm 3b, #4342
Bristol
BS34 8JH
Contact
Ryan Miller
For the attention of
Miller Ryan
Email(s)
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
General address of the contracting authority/entity
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support
Further information
Further information can be obtained from the above mentioned contact point(s)
Section two: Object
two.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity:
Defence Freight Movements Service (DFMS)
two.2) Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance
Services
Service category No 3: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services
Main site or location of works, place of delivery or of performance
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UK - United Kingdom
two.3) Information on framework agreement
The notice involves the establishment of a framework agreement: No
two.4) Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services
The Defence Freight Movements Service is being delivered as part of the wider Business Modernisation for Support (BMfS) Programme, itself part of a wider Support Transformation portfolio of change within Defence.
BMfS is part of Support Transformation, an ambitious portfolio of change programmes improving the way Support is delivered to the frontline, and all those working within Defence Support, within Strategic Command.
BMfS is at the heart of achieving Support Advantage; streamlining business processes so they are enabled by the minimum number of information services, ensuring they are current, resilient and can seamlessly interact to create a better user experience and provide information advantage.
BMfS will transform Support business processes by introducing new digital services aligned to industry best practice. The transformed IS will provide a digitally intelligent, integrated service that will embed modern ways of working into Defence while providing better access to data to enhance Support Decision making.
The Authority creating a requirement for an affordable pan-Defence Freight Movement Service (DFMS) capability, providing a secure, intuitive, and easily accessible service to plan, task, control and execute the movement of Equipment and Materiel through the Defence Support Chain. Scalable, upgradeable, and easy to learn, the DFMS must be usable in all global workplace settings and be effective regardless of network connectivity. Data generated by the DFMS must be standardized, coherent, available and support full interoperability with Industry, Partners Across Government, and Coalition Forces in support of true End-to-End Movement Capability and to support Operations, Readiness and Training.
The DFMS Briefing Pack, Question Set and Pricing Template can be found in the Opportunity Listing: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56125.
Responses should be sent to Ryan.Miller731@mod.gov.uk by 17:00 on 02 June 2023.
Information Requested Disclaimer: The information contained within this RFI is requested to inform a potential future procurement strategy. No formal procurement process has been launched. Any resulting procurement will be conducted competitively, and all information provided in response to this RFI will be held in confidence.
You must not take this Request for Information to mean confirmation that the Authority shall launch a procurement or award a contract for this requirement. The Authority is publishing this announcement without any commitment to issue a tender or place a contract. Accordingly, any expenditure, work or effort undertaken before contract award is a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.
Lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.5) Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
Section four: Procedure
Section six: Complementary information
six.1) Information about European Union funds
The contract is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
six.2) Additional information
The briefing pack, question set and ROM pricing template can be found in the Opportunity Listing: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56125.
The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.