--- title: "Provision of 'Smart Basing' Access Control- Industry Update" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-3c68d757-04a4-4105-af55-8728e9d77bdd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3c68d757-04a4-4105-af55-8728e9d77bdd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3c68d757-04a4-4105-af55-8728e9d77bdd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3c68d757-04a4-4105-af55-8728e9d77bdd.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2025-03-04" --- # Provision of 'Smart Basing' Access Control- Industry Update Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3c68d757-04a4-4105-af55-8728e9d77bdd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-3c68d757-04a4-4105-af55-8728e9d77bdd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-3c68d757-04a4-4105-af55-8728e9d77bdd.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence is currently in the planning stage for the procurement titled "Provision of 'Smart Basing' Access Control- Industry Update". This procurement falls under the industry category of smart card readers with additional classifications including closed-circuit television apparatus and video-surveillance systems. The location for delivery is the United Kingdom. Key dates to note include the engagement end date on 31st March 2025. The project, overseen by Defence Digital and Standing Joint Command (SJC), is expected to benefit from a second Market Interest Day in March 2025, although this event is under reconsideration due to shifts in project direction and internal factors. The tender process involves continuous industry engagement to shape the project's requirements. This tender offers substantial opportunities for businesses specialising in security technology, smart card systems, and surveillance equipment. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprises (VCSEs) are particularly encouraged to participate. Engaging in this procurement process can provide these businesses with a platform to showcase their services and potentially secure a significant contract with a key government department, fostering business growth and expanding their market footprint within the defence sector. ## Notice NEW UPDATE 04 March 2025 'Smart Basing' Access Control Industry Update. As previously mentioned in our last update on 23rd January, the complexity of the project has highlighted some changes in direction in how we approach this procurement. Due to this and other Internal factors it has been decided that at this point another Market Interest day would not prove beneficial to the Authority and could waste valuable Industry resource, therefore it will not be going ahead in March as originally anticipated. We would like to thank you for your continued interest in the project and will continue to keep you updated as the project matures through Internal discovery work. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 23rd January 2025 ACCESS CONTROL 'Smart Basing' Update to Industry. The Authority appreciate that this update is long over due however we want to assure you that any responses received from the RFI and industry engagement event in April 2024 have continued to be valuable in supporting us to shape our requirement. General Updates: * Home Command is now Standing Joint Command (SJC). * SJC have bought Defence Digital on board as the Delivery Agent. The new SJC Project Director is Col Miles Pennett and the Defence Digital Project Lead is Sophie Danns. * The complexity of the project has brought to our attention that some further information is still required to inform the route to market therefore we plan to hold a second Market Interest Day in March 2025 (date tbc) which will include a more specific question set and include some new collated data. The information already provided has been instrumental in bringing to our attention other technical considerations to ensure that the approach is well defined and is deliverable. We will be in touch soonest with an update on the details of the day. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45428d10-07c6-4505-b0c2-bbc79f33992a | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 4 Mar 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 31 Mar 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE | | Locality | CORSHAM | | Post town | Swindon | | Postcode | SN13 9NR | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire | | ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire | | Local authority | Wiltshire | | Electoral ward | Corsham Ladbrook | | Westminster constituency | Chippenham | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment ### Codes - 30233300 - Smart card readers - 32231000 - Closed-circuit television apparatus - 32234000 - Closed-circuit television cameras - 32323500 - Video-surveillance system ## Release History - 4 Mar 2025 at 09:52 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45428d10-07c6-4505-b0c2-bbc79f33992a - 22 Jan 2025 at 14:27 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45428d10-07c6-4505-b0c2-bbc79f33992a ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/45428d10-07c6-4505-b0c2-bbc79f33992a 4th March 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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