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707425450 - Defence Freight Movements Service (DFMS)

Ministry of Defence

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Planning

07 Sep 2023 at 09:19

Planning Notice
Planning

27 Apr 2023 at 09:52

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence is planning a tender for the Defence Freight Movements Service (DFMS). The Industry Day is scheduled for Thursday 19th October 2023 at DoubleTree by Hilton in Swindon, UK. The purpose is to provide information on the BMfS programme, DFMS project timelines, and tender evaluation approach. Suppliers can express interest after the Industry Day, with an anticipated Contract Notice in November 2023 and an Invitation To Negotiate in March 2024.

The DFMS procurement offers opportunities for Systems Integrators to deliver movements management capabilities. The service will cover requisition and transport management, involving up to 10,000 users. Suppliers interested in the pan-Defence movements management capability should monitor the MOD's e-Tendering system for full details. The DFMS aims to enhance end-to-end movement capability to support Operations, Readiness, and Training across different workplace settings and network connections.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

707425450 - Defence Freight Movements Service (DFMS)

Notice Description

The DES Digital delivery team within Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is preparing to initiate a competitive procurement process to award a contract for a new Defence Freight Movements Service (DFMS). As part of this process, an Industry Day will be held on Thursday 19 October 2023. See Additional Information Field for further information. DFMS will provide a pan-Defence movements management capability for the delivery of Materiel and Equipment across the Defence Support Chain. It will enable users to request, plan, task, control, execute, and track the movement of materiel and equipment on multiple journeys using various modes of transport (in-house and commercial solutions). This will be achieved by transforming the current capability into a set of secure, intuitive, and easily accessible services, which support standardised industry best practice. DFMS will address a significant scope of activity within Defence Support specifically requisition management, transport management, yard management, port management, global trade management, consignment visibility and global network design. These activities are serviced by up to an estimated 10 000 users across the Defence Support Network comprising the Armed Forces, Civil Servants, and Industry partners. The DFMS procurement seeks a Systems Integrator (SI) to deliver a movements management capability configured from Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) software. The SI will manage the introduction of the solution into service including data migration from legacy systems, integration with other MOD systems, DFMS system acceptance and assurance. The SI will also deliver a core basic training package for further development by a third party. In addition, support is required during the implementation and incremental roll-out of the solution. The Authority anticipates issuing a Contract Notice and Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire in November 2023 with and intent to issue an Invitation To Negotiate in March 2024.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c495
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026409-2023
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

CPV Codes

48430000 - Inventory management software package

48610000 - Database systems

48612000 - Database-management system

72320000 - Database 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
7 Sep 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 8JH
Postcode Area
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

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