Award

DE&S P3M Support

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

27 May 2020 at 14:15

TenderAmendment

27 May 2020 at 13:49

TenderAmendment

19 Mar 2020 at 15:27

Tender

05 Mar 2020 at 18:39

Summary of the contracting process

The public procurement process is led by the Ministry of Defence, seeking an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) Support Services Supplier under the tender titled "DE&S P3M Support." The contract, valued at £4.6 million, falls under the software package and information systems industry category and is located in the South West region of the United Kingdom. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, with the tender period ending on 24 April 2020. The contract period commenced on 18 May 2020 and is set to conclude on 9 August 2022.

This opportunity is particularly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in software development, data management, and IT infrastructure services. Companies with expertise in Oracle Primavera Applications and those capable of providing application support and governance over business changes stand to benefit from the contract's requirements. Engaging in this tender could enhance their portfolio, foster business growth, and establish a long-term partnership with the Ministry of Defence.

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Notice Title

DE&S P3M Support

Notice Description

DE&S now has a requirement for an Infrastructure as a Service + Platform as a Service (IaaS and PaaS) Support Services Supplier to provide a resilient infrastructure and platform for DE&S' on-premise Oracle Primavera Applications. The hosting will make continued use of the accredited "UKCloud" provided platform and the DE&S owned Exadata machines located and remaining at the Ark Data Centres in Corsham and Farnborough. Accreditation for supporting Official Sensitive data classification is a requirement for the Production and Pre-Production environments. The Supplier will manage the system and network accreditation processes in accordance with JSP604, taking all reasonable steps to support and maintain the accreditation process with the relevant inputs from DE&S. In addition to the Infrastructure and Platform service DE&S has a requirement for an Application Support Services contractor to provide a 3rd Line Resolver Group level application support service covering all the Primavera applications in use at DE&S. This support services will include Oracle's ETL to Primavera Analytics and associated use of Oracle Business Intelligence Server against the application databases used for reporting - e.g. P6, Unifier and Analytics Data Warehouse. This will include all maintenance of P6 and Unifier configuration at time of commencement of support contract. Allowance will be made for assurance and knowledge transfer for any configuration work undertaken by DE&S' nominated development contractors within the support contract. The Supplier shall provide expert product and configuration knowledge to address functional issues and answer questions from DE&S' Technical Coaches and Super Users, trained in the use of the products and the modes of working across their respective domains. The Supplier shall be responsible for all security patches and release patches for the Primavera applications, with expectation that DE&S will upgrade to relevant on-premise releases (with policy of consistency across all applications) in the life-time of the contract. The Supplier will work closely with any DE&S nominated development party to support appropriate levels of regression testing and operational acceptance testing, informing all relevant parties of progress and associated risks in the acceptance of the release package (s). The Supplier will play a key role in providing governance over business change and an assessment of application impact, as requested by DE&S. The Supplier for Application Support will also be required to provide a mature UK-based Service Desk Operation, which will act as the prime Service Desk for P3M Support across all other service elements. Suppliers are required to submit their tenders via the AWARD system which can be accessed using the following URL: https://award.bravosolution.co.uk/p3m/web/project/110/register Suppliers must log in, go to your Response Manager and add the following Access Code: SABBB275CR.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-ef0a1f4a-d69c-4456-a5b8-0a0c43faa943
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d67442d8-b453-4c78-94b7-95e259d06872
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure (above threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£4,600,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£4,329,193 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 May 20205 years ago
Submission Deadline
24 Apr 2020Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
17 May 20205 years ago
Contract Period
18 May 2020 - 9 Aug 2022 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

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
LONDON
Postcode
SW1A 2HB
Post Town
South West London
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI3 Inner London - West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI35 Westminster and City of London
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)

Local Authority
Westminster
Electoral Ward
St James's
Westminster Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

MDS TECHNOLOGIES

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