Award

PS930,000.00

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

03 Nov 2023 at 11:28

Award

27 Jul 2023 at 13:19

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence issued a tender for the provision of Opus Suite Software Training and Support, with a total contract value of £930,000. The procurement is categorised under services, specifically for computer training services. The tender is in the 'award' stage, and the contract was signed on 1st November 2023. The buying organisation is the Ministry of Defence, located in Bristol, UK. The procurement method used was a selective process, with a procurement method detail of 'Restricted procedure'.

This contract opportunity offers potential for business growth to firms specialised in providing software training and support services. Companies in the computer training sector, particularly those with expertise in modelling tools, could compete for this tender. The Ministry of Defence emphasises the critical nature of this contract to ensure project assurance and support chain optimisation. The contract facilitates the delivery of training support essential for Defence projects throughout the CADMID cycle, thus offering growth opportunities for businesses in the service industry.

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Notice Title

PS930,000.00

Notice Description

The requirement for these modelling tools and training support is business critical to the BU to assure projects throughout the CADMID cycle and drive Support Chain optimisation for Defence

Lot Information

Lot 1

The requirement for these modelling tools and training support is business critical to the BU to assure projects throughout the CADMID cycle and drive Support Chain optimisation for Defence

Options: 2 x 1 year options

Procurement Information

The Support Services programme team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a three-year contract (plus two optional years - total potential contract term 5 years) for the annual upgrade, technical support and training of the Authority's existing OPUS10, SIMLOX,CONNECT and CATLOC software (The OPUS Modelling Suite) , held under perpetual licence with Systecon UK Ltd, the UK subsidiary of Systecon AB (Sweden), the original developers of this suite of software. The Opus Modelling Suite validated, verified and approved by MoD is commonly used by Allied Nations and Industry partners for spares optimisation, allowing continuity of information flow and effective interoperability. The tool enables MoD to simulate, optimise and evaluate the Support Chain of our major equipment, platforms and sub-systems based on a variety of performance measures and cost throughout the CADMID(T) life cycle, allowing simulation of scenarios with different logistic support solutions and operations In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the PCR 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons. The MoD already holds perpetual user licences to use this suite of proprietary Systecon modelling software, and to ensure that this software remains validated and verified for its intended task, this needs to be upgraded and supported by the original developers of the software and licence provider. This is because only Systecon has access to the technical know-how and source data necessary to undertake the work required under the contract. Both the technical support and upgrade work and the training element of this requirement can only be provided by Systecon UK Ltd as sales, support, training and consultancy is provided by Systecon UK Limited, as Systecon AB (Sweden)'s sole authorised supplier of Opus Suite support and training in the UK. In this regard no other UK organisation has legitimate access to the Opus Suite software, nor the expertise or authority to meet the MoD's requirements.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03eae5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/032564-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

80 - Education and training services


CPV Codes

72242000 - Design-modelling services

80533100 - Computer training services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,880,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Nov 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
26 Jul 20232 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
desse-cct-comrcl-team@mod.gov.uk, lynn.dury100@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
N/A
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

SYSTECON (UK

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