--- title: "Ministry of Defence (MOD) Industry Day for the procurement of Service Management for PICASSO (SM4P) Services (formerly F-ITSM)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-aa74b5a7-d9a1-45ed-a59e-d1bcbe23b307" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-aa74b5a7-d9a1-45ed-a59e-d1bcbe23b307" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-aa74b5a7-d9a1-45ed-a59e-d1bcbe23b307.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-aa74b5a7-d9a1-45ed-a59e-d1bcbe23b307.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2024-02-29" --- # Ministry of Defence (MOD) Industry Day for the procurement of Service Management for PICASSO (SM4P) Services (formerly F-ITSM) Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-aa74b5a7-d9a1-45ed-a59e-d1bcbe23b307 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-aa74b5a7-d9a1-45ed-a59e-d1bcbe23b307) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-aa74b5a7-d9a1-45ed-a59e-d1bcbe23b307.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is planning the procurement of Service Management for PICASSO (SM4P) Services under the Competitive Negotiated Procedure. Suppliers are invited to an industry day on 19th April 2024 to learn about the contract scope, ambitions, and requirements. The MOD will select suppliers for the Invitation to Negotiate stage after evaluating the Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire. This planned procurement aims to start contracting in March 2025, with a potential duration of up to four years. This tender by the Ministry of Defence presents an opportunity for businesses in the IT services industry, especially those offering consulting, software development, and Internet support. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary, community, and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations are encouraged to participate. The event on 19th April 2024 will provide crucial information for suppliers to engage effectively and potentially secure a contract with the MOD. ## Notice The MOD will be procuring this new ITSM Contract under the Competitive Negotiated Procedure under Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations (DSPCR). Following an early market engagement event in March 2023, the MOD will be holding a further industry day on the 19th April 2024 to provide further detail on the scope, ambitions, requirements, timeline and commercial considerations to inform suppliers responding to the subsequent Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ). During the event suppliers will have the opportunity to be briefed by the programme and senior management team and find out more about the SM4P capability and commercial construct. Suppliers interested in attending the 19th April 2024 industry day are invited to register their attendance via this link https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/ministry-of-defence-industry-day-for-the-procurement-of-service-management-for-picasso-sm4p-services-formerly-f-itsm.html no later than Tuesday 16th April 2024.This will be an in-person event only. techUK will be assisting the MOD in running this event and the link provides further information regarding location, time, agenda, number of delegates allowed and further contact details regarding the industry day. Suppliers should note: - Following DPQQ submission and evaluation, the MOD will down-select a number of suppliers (minimum three) to go forward to Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) stage; - This PIN indicates the intent to start contracting from March 2025 which represents the commencement of any transition period; - The contract will be for three (3) years with up to an option of up to a further twelve (12) months, to a maximum of four (4) years; and - This PIN is to alert the market to this potential future requirement and is not a formal request for Expressions of Interest (EOI). A Contract Notice and DPQQ will be issued in due course to request EOIs which shall reference this PIN. Link to DSP: https://www.contracts.mod.uk/esop/toolkit/opportunity/current/57808/detail.si ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5008301-e7dd-433b-ab27-613cc185b603 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement 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 | 29 Feb 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 19 Apr 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 25 Mar 2025 - 24 Mar 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £113,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ## Release History - 29 Feb 2024 at 09:42 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5008301-e7dd-433b-ab27-613cc185b603 - 29 Feb 2024 at 09:27 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5008301-e7dd-433b-ab27-613cc185b603 - 29 Feb 2024 at 09:26 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5008301-e7dd-433b-ab27-613cc185b603 - 29 Feb 2024 at 09:24 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5008301-e7dd-433b-ab27-613cc185b603 - 29 Feb 2024 at 09:23 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5008301-e7dd-433b-ab27-613cc185b603 - 29 Feb 2024 at 09:12 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5008301-e7dd-433b-ab27-613cc185b603 - 29 Feb 2024 at 09:11 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5008301-e7dd-433b-ab27-613cc185b603 - 29 Feb 2024 at 08:59 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5008301-e7dd-433b-ab27-613cc185b603 - 23 Feb 2024 at 15:05 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5008301-e7dd-433b-ab27-613cc185b603 - 23 Feb 2024 at 15:00 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5008301-e7dd-433b-ab27-613cc185b603 - 23 Feb 2024 at 12:48 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5008301-e7dd-433b-ab27-613cc185b603 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5008301-e7dd-433b-ab27-613cc185b603 29th February 2024 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b61d55b3-22ec-45d8-a955-2749a744cd7e n/a - https://www.contracts.mod.uk/go/18398360018DD52BC283 PIN - Word document - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/3b227918-308d-48e4-b2c6-6e487737160f n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1f9c4f2c-7352-4e88-a63a-df6af25fec15 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/51a39bc6-6a75-4f0c-981e-cb49c3183a04 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/de748b60-7c88-44b4-9856-bfd08ca29a6f n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/58b17cd0-dd6d-45d1-bcc9-ee9cc2d8b668 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/1d67d854-c23b-48ea-9d37-a1c0b6c00b68 n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8773e6e9-8d60-48d3-95c0-1e526986988e n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/95fde7e6-4130-49e8-b973-4bb1d5e76523 n/a ## Notice URLs - https://www.contracts.mod.uk/esop/toolkit/opportunity/current/57808/detail.si - https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/ministry-of-defence-industry-day-for-the-procurement-of-service-management-for-picasso-sm4p-services-formerly-f-itsm.html ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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