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title: "Provision of Formic Fusion"
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# Provision of Formic Fusion

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-35e1bd70-aba9-4965-a0bd-5bcdbbeb7c5b

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for the provision of Formic Fusion software package and information systems. The contract, valued at £240,000 GBP, was awarded to Formic Limited. The procurement method used was selective, through a call-off from a framework agreement. The tender period ended on 17th May 2024, and the contract period will run from 21st June 2024 to 20th June 2027. The contracting authority is based in England, with the Army headquarters in Andover being the address for this procurement process.

This tender presents an opportunity for businesses in the software services industry to compete for contracts providing innovative solutions to enhance military operations. Small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are encouraged to participate in this procurement process aimed at improving the Army's Cloud hosting infrastructures. Companies specialising in software packages and information systems that can streamline data processing and enhance security measures would be well-suited to take advantage of this tender, which focuses on technological advancement in military services.

## Notice

The Formic Fusion Licences will ensure the availability of the Army Hosting Environment (AHE) and Defence Gateway (DGW) applications and services. The timely renewal of this 36 month licence is critical for the delivery of Development, Test and live support both at Application and Platform level and supports the ongoing maintenance and security patching on the Army's Cloud hosting infrastructures of both the Joint Server Farm (JSF) and the AHE OFFICIAL, OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE and SECRET environments. The software automatically scans, extracts, and validates hand-written information from paper documents up to 50 times faster than a human operator can key. The software also enables organisations to publish forms of their own design to the web or deploy it to any Microsoft Windows Mobile device for completion electronically, at the front line.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b773e12b-b10e-4402-843f-c1c9d738dda1 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Call-off from a framework agreement |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 4 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 17 May 2024 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 16 May 2024 |
| Contract period | 20 Jun 2024 - 20 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £240,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £240,000 |
| 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 | ANDOVER |
| Post town | Salisbury |
| Postcode | SP11 8HJ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ36 Central Hampshire |
| Local authority | Test Valley |
| Electoral ward | Andover Millway |
| Westminster constituency | North West Hampshire |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

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

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 4 Jun 2024 at 08:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b773e12b-b10e-4402-843f-c1c9d738dda1

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b773e12b-b10e-4402-843f-c1c9d738dda1
  4th June 2024 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/00b0cf14-244b-43b1-a9fa-ae840cba1f65
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e541acc7-f76f-48c2-b21c-fbebc0f00701

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