--- title: "Support for Fire Control Battlefield Information System Application (FC BISA) and Fire Control Application (FCA) for Peacetime and Operational Usage" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-6b6efe4e-835d-44f8-8975-b789a1aacf5e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6b6efe4e-835d-44f8-8975-b789a1aacf5e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6b6efe4e-835d-44f8-8975-b789a1aacf5e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6b6efe4e-835d-44f8-8975-b789a1aacf5e.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, LAND EQUIPMENT, ARMOURED VEHICLES PROGRAMMES - ARTILLERY SYSTEMS PROGRAMME" published: "2017-09-10" --- # Support for Fire Control Battlefield Information System Application (FC BISA) and Fire Control Application (FCA) for Peacetime and Operational Usage Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, LAND EQUIPMENT, ARMOURED VEHICLES PROGRAMMES - ARTILLERY SYSTEMS PROGRAMME Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6b6efe4e-835d-44f8-8975-b789a1aacf5e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-6b6efe4e-835d-44f8-8975-b789a1aacf5e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-6b6efe4e-835d-44f8-8975-b789a1aacf5e.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence, specifically the Armoured Vehicles Programmes - Artillery Systems Programme, has successfully awarded a contract for the Support for Fire Control Battlefield Information System Application (FC BISA) and Fire Control Application (FCA). This procurement falls within the 'goods' category and is focused on software support services, with a contract value of £2,693,480. The contract period is set to begin on 18th September 2017 and will run until 31st August 2019. The procurement stage is complete, and while the tender was negotiated without prior publication, it was last active before the tender period ended on 6th September 2017. The services will be delivered in the South East region of the United Kingdom. This contract presents significant opportunities for businesses operating in the software support and defence sectors, particularly those with expertise in Command, Control, Communication, and Computation Intelligence (C4i) systems. Companies capable of providing ongoing software maintenance, repair services, and related support for military applications would find this tender well-suited to their capabilities. Given the contract's focus on technical support and the Defence sector's unique requirements, firms that specialise in tailored solutions for military applications will have a competitive advantage in pursuing future contracts of a similar nature. ## Notice Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a Contract Amendment to the Basic Contractor Logistic Support (BCLS) Contract for FC BISA and FCA. It is considered that this requirement can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure Without Prior Publication of a contract notice pursuant to Article 28(1)(e) of Directive 2009/81/EC (Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011). This is due to technical reasons. FC BISA and FCA is a Command, Control, Communication, Computation Intelligence (C4i) system that generates firing data for artillery and mortars. The scope of the contract includes but is not limited to provision of BCLS, FC BISA and FCA software support, FCA repairs, e-Classroom maintenance and provision of ad-hoc tasking (including Post Design Services). The intended scope of the Contract Amendment includes uplift to the ad-hoc tasking, including PDS tasking, updates to FC BISA and e-Classrooms. Additional information: To view this notice, register as a supplier here: http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/signup.html?userType=supplier and search for the notice with reference 'UK-Bristol: Software support services.'. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/541bfa1c-9598-47df-8e70-39b7ea8cdaea | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 10 Sep 2017 | | Submission deadline | 6 Sep 2017 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 5 Sep 2017 | | Contract period | 17 Sep 2017 - 31 Aug 2019 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £2,693,480 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £2,693,480 | | 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, LAND EQUIPMENT, ARMOURED VEHICLES PROGRAMMES - ARTILLERY SYSTEMS PROGRAMME | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS34 8JH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire | | Local authority | South Gloucestershire | | Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick | | Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke | | Delivery location | TLJ South East (England) | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | CGI IT | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72261000 - Software support services ## Release History - 10 Sep 2017 at 19:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/541bfa1c-9598-47df-8e70-39b7ea8cdaea ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/541bfa1c-9598-47df-8e70-39b7ea8cdaea 10th September 2017 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/signup.html?userType=supplier ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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