Award

Provision of Formic Fusion

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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04 Jun 2024 at 08:45

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for the provision of Formic Fusion software package and information systems. The contract, valued at £240,000 GBP, was awarded to Formic Limited. The procurement method used was selective, through a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender period ended on 17th May 2024, and the contract period will run from 21st June 2024 to 20th June 2027. The contracting authority is based in England, with the Army headquarters in Andover being the address for this procurement process.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the software services industry to compete for contracts providing innovative solutions to enhance military operations. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate in this procurement process aimed at improving the Army's Cloud hosting infrastructures. Companies specialising in software packages and information systems that can streamline data processing and enhance security measures would be well-suited to take advantage of this tender, which focuses on technological advancement in military services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Formic Fusion

Notice Description

The Formic Fusion Licences will ensure the availability of the Army Hosting Environment (AHE) and Defence Gateway (DGW) applications and services. The timely renewal of this 36 month licence is critical for the delivery of Development, Test and live support both at Application and Platform level and supports the ongoing maintenance and security patching on the Army's Cloud hosting infrastructures of both the Joint Server Farm (JSF) and the AHE OFFICIAL, OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE and SECRET environments. The software automatically scans, extracts, and validates hand-written information from paper documents up to 50 times faster than a human operator can key. The software also enables organisations to publish forms of their own design to the web or deploy it to any Microsoft Windows Mobile device for completion electronically, at the front line.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-35e1bd70-aba9-4965-a0bd-5bcdbbeb7c5b
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b773e12b-b10e-4402-843f-c1c9d738dda1
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£240,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
4 Jun 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
17 May 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
16 May 20241 years ago
Contract Period
20 Jun 2024 - 20 Jun 2027 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Eleanor Pybus
Contact Email
eleanor.pybus100@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
01264 381655

Buyer Location

Locality
ANDOVER
Postcode
SP11 8HJ
Post Town
Salisbury
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ36 Central Hampshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Test Valley
Electoral Ward
Andover Millway
Westminster Constituency
North West Hampshire

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FORMIC

Further Information

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