--- title: "Air Engineers Toolkit (AET) Application" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-72b5ad04-3431-41d9-83b5-130f5725e9c0" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-72b5ad04-3431-41d9-83b5-130f5725e9c0" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-72b5ad04-3431-41d9-83b5-130f5725e9c0.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-72b5ad04-3431-41d9-83b5-130f5725e9c0.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2022-11-15" --- # Air Engineers Toolkit (AET) Application Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-72b5ad04-3431-41d9-83b5-130f5725e9c0 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-72b5ad04-3431-41d9-83b5-130f5725e9c0) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-72b5ad04-3431-41d9-83b5-130f5725e9c0.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence in Bristol, England, is planning a tender for the Air Engineers Toolkit (AET) Application, which falls under the industry categories of Software package and information systems and IT services. The engagement end date for this opportunity is 16th December 2022. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses specializing in software development, IT services, and consulting. Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are well-suited to compete in this tender process, aiming to deliver digital solutions supporting Air Safety Digital Services for Defence Equipment & Support in the South West region of the United Kingdom. ## Notice MOD - DE&S Request for Information (RFI) - Air Engineers' Toolkit (AET) Application Deliver a comprehensive digital solution to support complex Air Safety Digital Services - access, workflow management, dashboard reporting, data migration and the integration into current systems within the Defence Equipment and Support environment. Object of the Request for Information: Purpose: To assess the core capabilities in the marketplace and whether those capabilities may meet the needs of this RFI. Short description of requirement: Early Market Engagement to establish the solutions available to Defence Equipment and Support's Air safety related digital application requirement. This RFI is focused on digital solutions that could satisfy some (or all) of the technical elements of the programme. Further seeking to get a better understanding of the costs associated with available options and market-based advice and intelligence to help direct our activities towards best practice. Information Requested Disclaimer: The information contained within this RFI is requested to inform a potential future procurement strategy. No formal procurement process has been launched. Any resulting procurement will be conducted competitively, and all information provided in response to this RFI will be held in confidence. Responses should be sent to Ryan.Miller731@mod.gov.uk and Laura.Crowe104@mod.gov.uk by 17:00 on 16 December 2022. You must not take this Request for Information to mean confirmation that the Authority shall launch a procurement or award a contract for this requirement. The Authority is publishing this announcement without any commitment to issue a tender or place a contract. Accordingly, any expenditure, work or effort undertaken before contract award is a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. Additional information: Defence Equipment & Support Air Environment are seeking software solutions that will enable standardisation across business processes and development of a single application delivering a common interface for the workflow management and task tracking of Airworthiness activities for multiple Air Delivery Teams and associated stakeholder communities across the organisation, to satisfy Military Aviation Authority (MAA) regulations. Defence Equipment & Support are exploring the use of enterprise type product(s) that can be used in a MOD Cloud environment and are almost entirely configured with little or no customisation to better enable the vision of "One robust, evergreen, integrated, set of digitally enabled services, that provide world class delivery for Defence Equipment & Support. Further details on the AET Overview and process modules can be found in the '20221114 Air Engineers Toolkit_RFI' and '20221114 Air Engineers Toolkit_RFI_Appendix' within the Opportunity Listing. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/091f0a6f-2c14-4645-a561-e5f0ccf3a9a8 | | Notice type | Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 15 Nov 2022 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 16 Dec 2022 | | 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 | 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 | TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 15 Nov 2022 at 15:55 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/091f0a6f-2c14-4645-a561-e5f0ccf3a9a8 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/091f0a6f-2c14-4645-a561-e5f0ccf3a9a8 15th November 2022 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=55159 Opportunity Listing ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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