Notice Information
Notice Title
Information Activities (IA) Systems Integrator and Innovator (SII)
Notice Description
The purpose of this advert is to announce a potential requirement for a Ministry of Defence (MOD) Information Activities (IA) Systems Integrator and Innovator (SII). This is the first PIN as part of an initial preliminary market engagement. The Authority encourages industry to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI). The Information Activities Programme will deliver infrastructure and services that will exponentially increase the Army's contribution to Information Activity, meeting the aspirations of Integrated Action as articulated in the Integrated Operating Concept (IOpC). This will be achieved through enabling Army to understand and influence target audiences in both physical and informational environments in support of Army, Defence, and wider UK Governmental objectives e.g.: o Audience Analysis. o Messaging in both the Physical and Informational environments. o Monitoring and Evaluation. o Innovation and capability development. o An Online Engagement Service (OES) capability delivering managed attribution digital information activities. The MOD requires a SII to provide a scalable agile DevSecOps team to develop and maintain bespoke, developed applications, and to integrate together with COTS and existing MOD applications, data sources and enterprise services into one end-to-end Service (SaaS). It will follow a formal Scaled Agile (SAFe) approach for incremental delivery and will both take on and then continue to build upon the development work undertaken by incumbent SII supplier(s). The SII will also provide the service wrap to support the capability in service. 1. The solution will Integrate bespoke, COTS and MOD applications, with Enterprise Services (including hosting, IDAM, and gateways) into an end-to-end service. 2. Integrate the Service with other MOD systems and data sources. 3. Incrementally develop bespoke applications through DevSecOps Teams, leveraging emerging technology including automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. 4. Identify innovative applications and approaches to deliver against the requirement, from both Industry and within MOD (SaaS). 5. Incrementally develop and maintain architecture, design, engineering, security, safety, and in service support artefacts. 6. Provide the Service Wrap (including incident management, service desk, training, software license management, obsolescence management, patching, security, safety etc). The IA SII procurement is currently in its initiation phase as the Authority seeks Full Business Case (FBC) approvals. It is anticipated that the contract duration will be for five (5) years with breakpoints at years four (4) and five (5). The estimated total value is PS50M. For guidance purposes only the Authority offer the following indicative dates and activities: * Request for Information (RFI) published: February 2023 * Early Market Engagement Event: May 2023 * Supplier Demos / Meetings: May - June 2023 * Full Business Case (FBC) Approvals: October 2023 * DPQQ Issue [Procurement formally starts]: December 2023 * ITN Issue: June 2024 * Contract Award: March 2025 The Authority anticipates that any SII contract will be procured with an exemption to the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011. The classification of the project is expected to be UKEYO. Additional information: Responses to the PIN will support the Authority decision with whether it will invite Industry to participate formally, and early market engagement activities may help to support FBC assurance and requirements development. Organisations must register their interest via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP). Any information (however recorded, preserved, or communicated) relating to the programme or project requirements which is disclosed or made available, directly, or indirectly by the MOD may be subject to change at the sole discretion of the MOD. The MOD does not make any express or implied warranty or representation as to the accuracy or completeness of the information. Neither the disclosure of such information nor any discussion relating to this information, or any application or other communications received in connection with this activity constitutes, the giving of investment advice by the MOD or the creation of a customer relationship with the MOD. The MOD shall not be liable for any costs, expenditure, work, or effort incurred by you in early engagement activities including if the activity is cancelled or amended by the MOD. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken in connection with this activity is a matter solely for the commercial judgment of your company. This opportunity and the activities detailed do not constitute the initialisation or otherwise form part of any official procurement procedure. The MOD may, at its discretion and at any time, choose not to proceed with this procurement, but maintains the right to use any information supplied for the purposes of future procurement. All communications are to be conducted via the messaging portal within the DSP.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0398c0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001643-2023
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
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
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
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- CPV Codes
48613000 - Electronic data management (EDM)
72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
72212500 - Communication and multimedia software development services
72212520 - Multimedia software development services
72227000 - Software integration consultancy services
72231000 - Development of software for military applications
72253200 - Systems support services
72261000 - Software support services
72262000 - Software development services
72263000 - Software implementation services
72264000 - Software reproduction services
72265000 - Software configuration services
72266000 - Software consultancy services
72268000 - Software supply services
72316000 - Data analysis services
72322000 - Data management services
72611000 - Technical computer support services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £50,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Jan 20233 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 31 Mar 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Attn: Evan Powell
- Contact Email
- evan.powell104@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 3001647471
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
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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