Award

708721454 (DInfoCom/0248) The Provision of Formic Fusion Support and Maintenance

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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13 Sep 2023 at 15:41

Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a direct contract to Formic Limited for the provision of Formic Fusion Support and Maintenance services, with a total value of £80,000. The contract period runs from 7th September 2023 to 20th June 2024. The procurement stage was a single tender action below the threshold, and the tender period ended on 31st July 2023. The contracting authority, Ministry of Defence, located in Andover, England, is suited for SMEs. The procurement falls under the IT services category.

This contract presents an opportunity for businesses in IT services to provide consulting, software development, internet, and support services to the Ministry of Defence. As the procurement method was direct and specific to a single supplier, businesses well-suited to compete are those capable of providing Formic Fusion Support and Maintenance services in the specified locations. The contract duration and value offer a potential for stable revenue for the awarded supplier, Formic Limited, supporting business growth opportunities in the IT services sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

708721454 (DInfoCom/0248) The Provision of Formic Fusion Support and Maintenance

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 12 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-fee84c76-55ce-4393-81c3-1cf7932a52ee
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/509b7d20-a139-4e83-99cd-91a5a1540b1d
Current Stage
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All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Single tender action (below threshold)
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

CPV Codes

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

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£80,000 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
13 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
31 Jul 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
4 Sep 20232 years ago
Contract Period
6 Sep 2023 - 20 Jun 2024 6-12 months
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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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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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