Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
Corsham
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Cloud based, highly secure mission critical ICT system operating from Corsham
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72222300 - Information technology services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Defence Digital is keen to begin engagement with Industry as The Authority start to prepare to re-tender the run, support and ongoing improvement of its private cloud based, highly secure mission critical ICT system. The system supports Defence business across a global footprint in a variety of environments including fixed and deployed.
The Authority intend for this meeting to be an initial engagement with industry, with participation from:
- The Authority delivery team;
- The Authority planning team;
- The Authority commercial team
The goal of the event is to ensure that Industry is aware of the Authority’s aspirations in this space, and are best placed to help explore and shape the Authority’s request for Industry support, including how the Authority can gain confidence that SMEs are able to contribute.
The Authority expect the briefing to take approximately 1 hour with the opportunity for networking and discussions afterwards. This initial briefing will be held at OFFICIAL SENSITIVE and will be open to SC cleared personnel only. Subsequent briefings may be held at higher classifications.
Interested parties should respond to this PIN for details on the time and location of the industry event. Responses should be sent to Daniel.Salter105@mod.gov.uk by Monday 9th October. Any responses sent using DSP will not be picked up.
Please note: this market sounding exercise is not an invitation to tender or a request for formal expressions of interest.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 72222300 - Information technology services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cloud based, highly secure mission critical ICT system operating from Corsham
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
24 August 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No