Planning

Mercury Commercial Webinar

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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Planning

20 Jul 2023 at 16:03

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence, based in Andover, United Kingdom, has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for a Mercury Commercial Webinar. The procurement is in the planning stage, aiming to foster collaboration with suppliers to address Army S&T 2035+ challenges, promote innovation, and support the Army's modernisation goals. The webinar, scheduled for the 3rd of August 2023, will engage suppliers to shape the commercial approach for the Mercury programme, offering opportunities for businesses in various industry categories.

The Mercury Commercial Webinar presents an opportunity for businesses in sectors such as research and development services, consultancy services, IT services, engineering, and defence equipment providers to engage with the Ministry of Defence. By participating in this early market engagement event, suppliers, including SMEs and Academic Institutions, can contribute to the Army's Land Industrial Strategy, driving value for money, innovative solutions, and knowledge exchange. Interested parties can register for the webinar through Eventbrite or contact the Ministry of Defence's commercial team for further details.

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Notice Title

Mercury Commercial Webinar

Notice Description

This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise all interested suppliers of our intention to hold a Mercury Commercial Webinar. MERCURY is to be a transformational programme, we seek to: * Collaborate across divers suppliers to solve Army S&T 2035+ challenges with Industry today. * Identify and develop generation-after-next capability solutions while drives opportunities for UK Industry and economy. * Enable Army's modernisation as outlined in the Land Industry Strategy and defined in the Land Operating Concept. Growing and diversifying supply chain opportunities is at the heart of the Army's Land Industrial Strategy, and it is recognised that markets with a broad range of suppliers of different types, including SMEs and Academic Institutions can offer better value for money, promote innovative solutions, and give Defence services access to expertise and knowledge on complex issues. MERCURY is committed to working with all suppliers to support this new and novel strategy, ensuring that we deliver the very best Value for Money service in support of Defence.

Lot Information

Lot 1

This notice is not associated with any procurement activity at this point and is solely for the purposes of running an early market engagement webinar. It is our intent to hold a commercial early market engagement event on the 3rd of August 2023 to discuss MERCURY'S commercial approach to solve our Land Domain 2035 S&T Capability Challenges and means to collaborate. MERCURY will also use this webinar to gather intelligence to shape MERCURY's commercial approach through a request for information (RFI) questionnaire and answer any clarification questions though the Microsoft Teams chat function. Data gathered will directly influence and inform the programme's commercial approach and means to identify the risks, challenges, and opportunities that the commercial strategy and approach will bring. This webinar will be a virtual event, broadcasted and recorded via Microsoft Teams, with output available through our website and disseminated by email after the webinar. Please register through our Eventbrite Event, this also includes the agenda for the day and the Microsoft Teams link. Alternatively, you can contact us through our commercial team: DES-FCG-TeamMercury@mod.gov.uk. Additional information: Even Brite Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mercury-commercial-webinar-tickets-679419501017?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshwebdesktop

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03e3fd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021012-2023
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

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

42 - Industrial machinery

48 - Software package and information systems

51 - Installation services (except software)

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

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

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

42900000 - Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery

48000000 - Software package and information systems

51000000 - Installation services (except software)

60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services

71300000 - Engineering services

71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

71700000 - Monitoring and control services

71900000 - Laboratory services

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

73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services

79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services

80600000 - Training services in defence and security materials

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
20 Jul 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
20 Jul 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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
des-fcg-teammercury@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
ANDOVER
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

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