Planning

NEXT GENERATION COMMUNICATION NETWORK (NGCN) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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Planning

07 Jul 2023 at 12:07

Market Engagement Notice
Planning

07 Jul 2023 at 12:00

Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence has initiated a planning stage for the procurement process titled "NEXT GENERATION COMMUNICATION NETWORK (NGCN) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION" in the Networks industry category. The engagement end date for this tender is set for 28th July 2023. The buying organisation is based in England, specifically at MOD Corsham, Westwells Road, Corsham, SN13 9GB. Businesses interested in providing responses to specific questions detailed within the RFI document are invited to participate before the due date.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses with expertise in network implementation and transformations to engage with the NGCN programme. Suppliers are encouraged to provide responses aligned with their capabilities, recent experiences, and innovative solutions. The Ministry of Defence clarifies that the information shared through the RFI will not influence future procurement decisions, ensuring a fair and unbiased process. The emphasis is on leveraging industry knowledge to validate assumptions and explore potential efficiencies within the delivery of network services.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NEXT GENERATION COMMUNICATION NETWORK (NGCN) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Notice Description

Request For Information 1. The NGCN programme held an Industry Day on 30th May 2023. Following on from the day, this Request for Information (RFI) has been developed to help validate some of our assumptions, by inviting Suppliers to provide responses to questions detailed within the RFI, leveraging Industry's experience of delivering Network Implementation and Transformations 2. Industry is invited to provide responses to questions they have experience in. There is no requirement to answer any or all the questions. 3. To inform your responses, the following attributes have been provided on the legacy network: - 600 'complex sites' form part of the legacy network. examples are RAF bases. - There are 400 'Business as Usual' sites that are mainly providing services for the operation of Ministry of Defence business, such as recruitment centres. Disclaimer 4. The responses to this RFI will not be used to down select third parties, and all future formal procurement procedure will be conducted without bias to this RFI. 5. This RFI is not a commitment to launch a formal procurement procedure; this shall be done by formal Contract Notice/ Defence Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ) at a later stage. 6. The Authority is aware that the information requested within this document, once submitted, will be commercially sensitive, and as such will be treated appropriately. Responding to the RFI 7. Suppliers are invited to populate this document in response to the RFI. Your response should be limited to twenty (20) sides of A4, and returned by 12:00 (BST) on 28th July 2023 to UKStratComDD-CM-NGCN-Mailbox@mod.gov.uk 8. Supplier responses should include, but not be limited to: a. Company summary b. Key areas of capability/specialty c. Relevant recent experience d. Responses to the Questions asked within the RFI document e. Any innovation and/or efficiency opportunities you have identified NGCN FAQs and the RFI document can be accessed on the Defence Sourcing Portal. Please see link below: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56588

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-9b48f625-12d8-42f2-a1dd-034f49dd9f3a
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/caad7600-411c-4324-b900-ca6b74aac17a
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, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

CPV Codes

32400000 - Networks

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
7 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
28 Jul 2023Expired
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
CORSHAM
Postcode
SN13 9GB
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK72 Wiltshire
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Wiltshire
Electoral Ward
Corsham Without
Westminster Constituency
Chippenham

Further Information

Notice Documents

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