Tender

Provision of online standards, databases and publications

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

23 Jun 2022 at 11:31

Tender Notice
Planning

16 Jun 2022 at 08:01

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is currently undertaking a procurement process for the "Provision of online standards, databases and publications," classified under subscription services within the services category. The procurement is at the planning stage, having recently followed a Market Awareness Event held on 25th and 26th May 2022. Businesses interested in participating are invited to submit their responses to a Request for Information (RFI) by the deadline of 20th July 2022. All responses must be emailed in Microsoft Word format to Stacey Stone at the provided email address.

This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in subscription services and technical publications to engage with the MoD. Companies that can offer insights into the current requirements, innovative solutions, and possible pricing models would be well-suited to compete for this contract. Additionally, any organisation with experience in managing online databases or similar service provision could greatly benefit from participating in this procurement process, positioning themselves for potential growth within the defence sector.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of online standards, databases and publications

Notice Description

Following the Market Awareness Event which took place on 25th and 26th May 2022, the MoD is now inviting all interested suppliers to partake in a Request for Information (RFI).

Lot Information

Lot 1

Following the Market Awareness Event which took place on 25th and 26th May 2022, the MoD is now inviting all interested suppliers to partake in a Request for Information (RFI). The presentation slides can be found as attached. This RFI seeks information from industry, to further understand how our requirements fit within the market and what (if any) are the obstacles for the market to overcome, in order to satisfy this requirement in part/full. All responses are required to be emailed to: Stacey.Stone103@mod.gov.uk , in Microsoft Word format, no longer than 6x A4 pages in Ariel font size 11, to cover all 13 questions. All responses must be received by no later than COP Wednesday 6th July 2022. RFI Questions are as follows: RFI Commercial: 1. Understanding the requirement better, do you believe you can deliver the requirements in full? Please provide your justification. 2. Understanding the requirement better, do you believe you can deliver the requirements in part? If so, which parts/elements/areas? 3. Understanding the requirement better, from your perspective, do you foresee any obstacles where payment may be concerned? What would those barriers look like? 4. Understanding the requirement better, from your perspective, can you foresee any obstacles where Key Performance Indicator's (KPIs) may be concerned? What would those barriers look like? 5. Understanding the requirement better, from your perspective, do you foresee any obstacles when providing any of the products /Services? What would those barriers look like? 6. Are there any other obstacles or concerns that prevent you from meeting the requirements or prevent you from potentially submitting a bid/participating in the tender? 7. What alternative solutions do you have to offer which may/ may not require the rescoping of our requirements? What would that look like? 8. What would your current pricing model look like based on our requirements? 9. What would your pricing model look like, when offering your solution to the requirements? 10. Do you foresee any obstacles with providing support to the Authorised Demanders? What would those barriers look like? 11. Do you foresee any obstacles with providing monthly management information? What would those barriers look like? 12. Is there any other industry standard Management Information you currently provide which you believe could be useful to this requirement? RFI Technical: 1. What would your authentication process look like considering the MoD are not able to release the IP ranges?

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03470c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017182-2022
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

22 - Printed matter and related products

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

22121000 - Technical publications

79980000 - Subscription services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
23 Jun 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
15 Jun 2022Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
STACEY STONE
Contact Email
stacey.stone103@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

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
Not specified
Local Authority
South Gloucestershire
Electoral Ward
Stoke Park & Cheswick
Westminster Constituency
Filton and Bradley Stoke

Further Information

Notice URLs

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