Notice Information
Notice Title
Project BALTO - Industry Day
Notice Description
Project BALTO An industry day shall be held at Scale Space, White City between the end of January and start of February. Exact date to be confirmed within the event invitation. The purpose of this industry day shall be to: 1. provide background to the project and state its aims 2. talk to the problem statement detailed below 3. walk through the anticipated tender process 4. open discussion to help the authority define and clarify aspects of the tender documentation Invitation to the event will be by request. To register your interest in attending, you must complete this form https://forms.office.com/e/JXHPtSESPv no later than 17:00 on 19th January 2025. Due to capacity limitations, this industry day is limited to 1 person from each company. To facilitate the open discussion, the Authority would like attendees to consider the following background: Situation: The MOD | Strategic Command | Defence Medical Services supported by the Medical Innovation Team within jHub currently faces significant challenges in managing its medical supply chain. Relying primarily on manual processes, including paper-based systems and basic tooling, the department struggles to accurately monitor, track, and supply medical stock, particularly in dynamic operational environments. Conversely, it has been proven in recent conflicts, resupply and effective logistics remains key to success on the battlefield. This outdated approach hinders the team's ability to respond swiftly and confidently to medical needs, and the lack of real-time visibility into stock levels and locations poses a substantial risk to operational effectiveness and personnel safety. The growing threat of cyberattacks, further exacerbates these challenges. Problem: The team are seeking to modernise part of the supply chain through a hybrid approach combining cloud and edge computing. Recognising procurement higher up the supply chain may be as difficult as it is elsewhere in logistics, delivery to the customer (soldier, sailor, aviator) offers some unique challenges, not least the end-customer is always moving, and positional information is operationally sensitive. Connectivity may be limited, potentially non-existent. Any solution MUST be able to operate indefinitely with very low latency on Edge devices in disconnected environments, while maintaining the ability to communicate across networks when the situation allows. To fully realise the benefits of digitalisation, mitigate cyber risks, and improve operational efficiency, a comprehensive market analysis is required to identify and evaluate the most suitable technologies and approaches for optimising the operational end (i.e. the final customer) of the supply chain. Operational scenario By investing in advanced tracking, monitoring, and supply chain management solutions, incorporating both cloud and edge computing, the team aims to achieve enhanced visibility, improved decision-making, and optimised resource allocation. This transformation will ultimately enable the medical team to both anticipate and deliver critical medical supplies with greater speed, accuracy, and confidence, both domestically and in global operations, while safeguarding against cyber threats, improving operational resilience and maintain operational security.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Project BALTO is an innovation project with the following core objectives: Run a pilot trialling inventory management software that is hardware agnostic. Integrate hardware that supports inventory management Develop Tactics, Techniques and procedures (TTPs) that support the innovative software/hardware Inform wider Defence partners of the benefits from the pilot, as proof of concept Prove that consumption of frequent use materiel can be collected in real time Deliver similar outputs to other defence inventories Additional information: Invitation to the event will be by request. To register your interest in attending, you must complete this form https://forms.office.com/e/JXHPtSESPv no later than 17:00 on 19th January 2025. Due to capacity limitations, this industry day is limited to 1 person from each company.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04cc45
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041246-2024
- 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
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
32400000 - Networks
48100000 - Industry specific software package
48430000 - Inventory management software package
72590000 - Computer-related professional services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Dec 20241 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 20 Dec 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
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- oliver.howard101@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- 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
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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