Planning

Future Integrated User Services (F-IUS) Fixed Voice - Official

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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Planning

05 Jun 2024 at 10:34

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence is planning a tender for Future Integrated User Services (F-IUS) Fixed Voice – Official. The procurement process involves services in the telecommunications industry, specifically focusing on Fixed Voice OFFICIAL and Enterprise Voice Telephony. The anticipated contract award is in 2025 with a term of three years plus one plus one. The procurement method under consideration includes a "Build New" approach with options for Software as a Service or MODCloud.

This tender by the Ministry of Defence presents an opportunity for businesses in the telecommunications sector to compete for providing Fixed Voice OFFICIAL and Enterprise Voice services. Companies specialising in telecommunications networks, equipment, and integrated services may find this tender suitable. The expected future notice date for the procurement process is 31st October 2024, allowing interested businesses to prepare and engage in the upcoming competition.

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Notice Title

Future Integrated User Services (F-IUS) Fixed Voice - Official

Notice Description

Currently Defence's Fixed Voice (FV) and Enterprise Voice (EV) (at Official, Secret and Above Secret) and Mobile (at Official only) are all services provided by the Integrated User Services (IUS) Contract. The F-IUS Programme has assessed all services currently delivered under the single contract with the Incumbent and separated these into the following discrete capability bundles including: a. Fixed Voice OFFICIAL and Enterprise Voice Telephony b. Fixed Voice and Video at SECRET Telephony c. Automated Call Distribution d. Mobile Devices and Airtime e. Mobile Device Management and, f. ABOVE SECRET Voice and Video Telephony This Request for Information (RFI) relates to the Fixed Voice OFFICIAL and Enterprise Voice ("FVO & EV") capability bundle only, for which we anticipate releasing a Contract Notice during Winter 2024. Contract award is expected in 2025 with an anticipated term of three years plus one plus one (3+1+1). The Authority is releasing this RFI to gauge the level of market appetite for the FVO & EV competition and to inform our procurement approach in advance of initiating a competition. No formal procurement process has been launched at this stage and this RFI does not represent any commitment by the Authority. Any future procurement, if conducted, will be subject to contract. Currently we expect to run a single competition to contract for the service(s) as described in the RFI document. The options currently under consideration by the Authority are either; a "Build New" approach incorporating either a Software as a Service (SaaS) or MODCloud option, or; a "Takeover and Enhancement" approach where the new Service Provider will take on the existing service, stabilise and move to crown hosting, whilst delivering a new SaaS or MODCloud platform. We anticipate the successful supplier will migrate Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) enabled endpoints to the SaaS / MODCloud platform and provide field engineering support to endpoints that are not SIP enabled.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-046d85
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017386-2024
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

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

64 - Postal and telecommunications services


CPV Codes

32412100 - Telecommunications network

32522000 - Telecommunications equipment

64200000 - Telecommunications services

64227000 - Integrated telecommunications services

Notice Value(s)

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

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Jun 20241 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
31 Oct 2024Expired
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
F-IUS Commercial
Contact Email
ukstratcomdd-cm-f-ius@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CORSHAM
Postcode
SN13 9NR
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK72 Wiltshire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Wiltshire
Electoral Ward
Corsham Ladbrook
Westminster Constituency
Chippenham

Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)

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