Planning

The Provision of Multidomain Integration Change Programme Decision Advantage Pilot

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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Planning

15 Mar 2023 at 11:23

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence has initiated a tender for "The Provision of Multidomain Integration Change Programme Decision Advantage Pilot" in the services category. The procurement process is currently in the planning stage. The tender is valued at GBP 180,000 and involves the delivery and validation of a cognitive training package across various domains to enhance decision-making capabilities. The Ministry of Defence located in Lichfield, United Kingdom, is the buying organisation. The tender will create opportunities for businesses that offer staff training services and personal development training services to compete for the contract.

This upcoming tender by the Ministry of Defence presents an opportunity for businesses specialising in training services to engage in a project focused on decision-making in complex environments across multiple domains. Businesses with expertise in staff training and cognitive development are well-suited to compete. The procurement method for this opportunity involves electronic submission and written communication, with a future notice date of June 5, 2023. The award period is scheduled to commence on August 7, 2023, with a contract duration of 180 days. Interested parties can find more details at the following link: Ministry of Defence Contracts Portal.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

The Provision of Multidomain Integration Change Programme Decision Advantage Pilot

Notice Description

The requirement is for a team of Suitably Qualified Experienced Personnel (SQEP) to deliver and validate a cognitive training package focused on developing decision advantage within the Land, Air, Sea, Cyber, and Space domains that will a. teach better decision-making in Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) multidomain environments; b. enhance decision-making in multidomain environments without relying on the repetition characterising the military decision-making model and annual exercise cycle (predictable and forecast scenarios); c. enhance metacognition of decision-making and awareness of decision-making ability amongst our personnel relative to an international database of security professionals; and d. achieve better understanding of decision-making as a core military skill essential to achieving decision advantage in multidomain environments and decisive advantage in response to operational complexity. DELIVERABLES SME's from each of the five domains will be asked to partner with the External Assistance and the MDICP CB&M team for 1-1.5 days to develop bespoke MDI scenarios centred on their respective domain. Resulting in the development of scenarios to create decision points requiring 'least worst' decisions characterised by uncertainty. Thereafter, it is proposed that Defence Academy personnel, plus ISTAR and MAB personnel will receive: e. ten theory-based micro-lectures (5 mins each) on decision-making. These are designed to educate personnel on decision-making and factors affecting decision-making performance beyond the self-evident and well-understood performance decrement arising from stress and fatigue; f. five micro-lectures (8 mins each) to highlight individual factors affecting decision-making and a battery of self-reflection measures for enduring use to improve both decision-making and decision-making awareness (these include, but are not limited to, need for maximisation, need for closure, violation of sacred values); g. bespoke and immersive scenarios (three for each domain of Air, Land, Sea, Cyber and Space) using the LUCIFER(tm) methodology (Least-Worst Uncertainty for Emergency Responders); h. an online rapid scenario testing system to be run 'in house' (with lecture/demonstration) for enduring use to create bespoke scenarios to improve decision-making (which can subsequently be deployed at unit- and team-level to create MDI scenarios and improve decision-making); and i. five in-depth multi-phase immersive scenarios (one each for Land, Sea, Air, Cyber and Space, with each including PAG and allies), created alongside SMEs within each domain to illustrate the pathway to an MDI mindset. The training package will be delivered non-consecutively (subject to the Defence Academy, ISTAR and MAB timetable): One group will receive the education and training prior to completing the scenarios, the other group will receive the education and training after having completed the scenarios. This will enable a comparison of the training effect between groups and facilitate proof of concept.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The requirement is for a team of Suitably Qualified Experienced Personnel (SQEP) to deliver and validate a cognitive training package focused on developing decision advantage within the Land, Air, Sea, Cyber, and Space domains that will a. teach better decision-making in Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous (VUCA) multidomain environments; b. enhance decision-making in multidomain environments without relying on the repetition characterising the military decision-making model and annual exercise cycle (predictable and forecast scenarios); c. enhance metacognition of decision-making and awareness of decision-making ability amongst our personnel relative to an international database of security professionals; and d. achieve better understanding of decision-making as a core military skill essential to achieving decision advantage in multidomain environments and decisive advantage in response to operational complexity. DELIVERABLES SME's from each of the five domains will be asked to partner with the External Assistance and the MDICP CB&M team for 1-1.5 days to develop bespoke MDI scenarios centred on their respective domain. Resulting in the development of scenarios to create decision points requiring 'least worst' decisions characterised by uncertainty. Thereafter, it is proposed that Defence Academy personnel, plus ISTAR and MAB personnel will receive: e. ten theory-based micro-lectures (5 mins each) on decision-making. These are designed to educate personnel on decision-making and factors affecting decision-making performance beyond the self-evident and well-understood performance decrement arising from stress and fatigue; f. five micro-lectures (8 mins each) to highlight individual factors affecting decision-making and a battery of self-reflection measures for enduring use to improve both decision-making and decision-making awareness (these include, but are not limited to, need for maximisation, need for closure, violation of sacred values); g. bespoke and immersive scenarios (three for each domain of Air, Land, Sea, Cyber and Space) using the LUCIFER(tm) methodology (Least-Worst Uncertainty for Emergency Responders); h. an online rapid scenario testing system to be run 'in house' (with lecture/demonstration) for enduring use to create bespoke scenarios to improve decision-making (which can subsequently be deployed at unit- and team-level to create MDI scenarios and improve decision-making); and i. five in-depth multi-phase immersive scenarios (one each for Land, Sea, Air, Cyber and Space, with each including PAG and allies), created alongside SMEs within each domain to illustrate the pathway to an MDI mindset. The training package will be delivered non-consecutively (subject to the Defence Academy, ISTAR and MAB timetable): One group will receive the education and training prior to completing the scenarios, the other group will receive the education and training after having completed the scenarios. This will enable a comparison of the training effect between groups and facilitate proof of concept.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03b2f9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007505-2023
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

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80511000 - Staff training services

80570000 - Personal development training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£180,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£180,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
15 Mar 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
6 Aug 2023Expired
Future Notice Date
4 Jun 2023Expired
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
Not specified
Contact Email
megan.cook120@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LICHFIELD
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Further Information

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