Planning

Air Engineers Toolkit (AET) Application

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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Planning

15 Nov 2022 at 15:55

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence in Bristol, England, is planning a tender for the Air Engineers Toolkit (AET) Application, which falls under the industry categories of Software package and information systems and IT services. The engagement end date for this opportunity is 16th December 2022.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in software development, IT services, and consulting. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are well-suited to compete in this tender process, aiming to deliver digital solutions supporting Air Safety Digital Services for Defence Equipment & Support in the South West region of the United Kingdom.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Air Engineers Toolkit (AET) Application

Notice Description

MOD - DE&S Request for Information (RFI) - Air Engineers' Toolkit (AET) Application Deliver a comprehensive digital solution to support complex Air Safety Digital Services - access, workflow management, dashboard reporting, data migration and the integration into current systems within the Defence Equipment and Support environment. Object of the Request for Information: Purpose: To assess the core capabilities in the marketplace and whether those capabilities may meet the needs of this RFI. Short description of requirement: Early Market Engagement to establish the solutions available to Defence Equipment and Support's Air safety related digital application requirement. This RFI is focused on digital solutions that could satisfy some (or all) of the technical elements of the programme. Further seeking to get a better understanding of the costs associated with available options and market-based advice and intelligence to help direct our activities towards best practice. 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. Responses should be sent to Ryan.Miller731@mod.gov.uk and Laura.Crowe104@mod.gov.uk by 17:00 on 16 December 2022. 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. Additional information: Defence Equipment & Support Air Environment are seeking software solutions that will enable standardisation across business processes and development of a single application delivering a common interface for the workflow management and task tracking of Airworthiness activities for multiple Air Delivery Teams and associated stakeholder communities across the organisation, to satisfy Military Aviation Authority (MAA) regulations. Defence Equipment & Support are exploring the use of enterprise type product(s) that can be used in a MOD Cloud environment and are almost entirely configured with little or no customisation to better enable the vision of "One robust, evergreen, integrated, set of digitally enabled services, that provide world class delivery for Defence Equipment & Support. Further details on the AET Overview and process modules can be found in the '20221114 Air Engineers Toolkit_RFI' and '20221114 Air Engineers Toolkit_RFI_Appendix' within the Opportunity Listing.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-72b5ad04-3431-41d9-83b5-130f5725e9c0
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/091f0a6f-2c14-4645-a561-e5f0ccf3a9a8
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Not specified
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

48 - Software package and information systems

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

CPV Codes

48000000 - Software package and information systems

72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Nov 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
16 Dec 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 8JH
Post Town
Bristol
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK5 West of England
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Further Information

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