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title: "Provision of DDC News Press Management System"
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# Provision of DDC News Press Management System

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-14a1f171-25bf-4eeb-b535-ec0f63c928c9

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Ministry of Defence, which is seeking bids for the "Provision of DDC News Press Management System". This project falls under the category of database services and is located in London, United Kingdom. The procurement stage is at the award phase, as the contract was awarded on April 13, 2017, with the contract period commencing on April 18, 2017, and ending on April 17, 2019. The total contract value is £45,852, and no specific procurement method details have been provided.

This tender offers significant opportunities for businesses engaged in digital solutions and database management systems, particularly those with expertise in developing platforms for media and communications. Firms that specialise in providing integrated database services, custom software development, or innovative content management solutions would be particularly well-suited to compete for contracts like this, which aim to enhance the efficiency of communication processes within a fast-paced environment like the Ministry of Defence's News Team.

## Notice

The Directorate of Defence Communications (DDC) is the central communications directorate of the Ministry of Defence which provides policy and guidance on defence-wide media and communications. The DDC News manages all media contact and currently has a requirement for an on-line database to log and manage media enquiries, collate interview requests for ministers and to forecast upcoming issues. The News Team within DDC operates a 24 hour a day service to domestic and international media 345 days a year. Each and every day the majority of the news team will interact with national, regional and trade journalists and are required to provide a timely and accurate service in order to fulfil the department's strategic communications objectives. As one of the busiest communications teams in Whitehall, DDC News will issue numerous statements, provide guidance on a wide variety of subjects and will process interview bids for Ministers and senior members of the military every day. In order to do this it is imperative that there is a system in place that logs journalist interaction and provides a database for all statements that have been issued. This allows consistency in messaging and allows individual members of the News team who may not specialise in one subject area to access information and respond to enquiries quickly. The News Team currently uses a single word document to save all media statements and attempts to save core scripts on the shared MOSS site. This comes with limitations as a shared word document does not allow the news team to log individual contacts with journalists and, as lines evolve and change, it often causes confusion when trying to find statements devoid of background and context in a single word file. Using a single word file has led to individual members of the News team trying to find statements that have been issued in previous media coverage rather than through our own systems. This is because the single word file for 2016 consisted of 600 pages making it very difficult for lines to be found. It is currently not uncommon for one member of the News team to have to phone the Communications Officer who dealt with original request for information to get clarity on the latest line to take and to get the background on an incoming media enquiry. This can often happen out of hours and during the night which is clearly not acceptable. Given the lack of certainly with previously issued statements, there is concern that an individual communications officer could unknowingly issue an out of date line or provide a journalist with incorrect information due to a lack of a central resource to log and store statements DDC is therefore seeking a new platform in which all media interaction can be logged.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64b81ae7-08bc-4ab2-931c-ece0fb690040 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not applicable |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 May 2017 |
| Submission deadline | 11 Apr 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Apr 2017 |
| Contract period | 17 Apr 2017 - 17 Apr 2019 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £45,852 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £45,852 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | GLASGOW, |
| Post town | Glasgow |
| Postcode | G2 8EX |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM3 West Central Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM32 Glasgow City |
| Local authority | Glasgow City |
| Electoral ward | Anderston/City/Yorkhill |
| Westminster constituency | Glasgow North |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | INTELOGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72320000 - Database services

## Release History

- 2 May 2017 at 15:56 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64b81ae7-08bc-4ab2-931c-ece0fb690040

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/64b81ae7-08bc-4ab2-931c-ece0fb690040
  2nd May 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d3cbf75f-9691-4d60-9929-e6119911d705
  Contract Documents

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