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title: "Project Marconi"
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# Project Marconi

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-d2276e71-7073-4437-8138-718b35067eae

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract for the project titled "Project Marconi" in the Software package and information systems category. The contract is valued at 339,680 GBP and follows a selective procurement method. The contract period is from December 1, 2023, to March 31, 2024, with a tender period ending on October 17, 2023. The project will be located in Lichfield, England, with the main procurement category being services.

This opportunity with the Ministry of Defence is suited for businesses providing software and information system services. Small and medium enterprises as well as voluntary, community, and social enterprises are encouraged to participate. Businesses with expertise in data architecture, technical development, and user experience testing would find this tender particularly relevant for growth and collaboration.

## Notice

The Authority requires support to fulfil the phases below in the time frames stated and will form the payment milestones. Phase 1: Target Data Operating Environment (to be completed within 2 months of contract award). The Contractor shall: a. Familiarise themselves with the data landscape, business and solution requirements as documented by the Authority within 5 working days of starting the contract. This will be provided by the Authority as part of the implantation period. b. Assist in designing the data architecture for the new Data Operating Environment with the Authority in a way that will enable the application to efficiently ingest the data and transform it for supply to the reporting function. This will involve significant pan-MOD stakeholder engagement. The Authority will supply the point of contact (POC) details for all Stakeholders as part of the implementation period and will involve the Contractor travelling to locations based on the UK mainland. The reporting functionality will include all reports as currently identified by the Authority. Phase 2: Technical Development of the interactive end user interface (to be completed within 2 months of completion of Phase 1). The Contractor shall: a. Design and build the data pipelines for the incoming synthetic data and subsequent live data from a variety of MoD data sources. The system shall be able to ingest, transform and store sensitive data from a variety of internal sources, including but not limited to Army Data Warehouse, Joint Personal Administration. b. Create data quality reporting to monitor the data flows and report errors in the extraction and ingestion process. A format is to be agreed between the Contractor and the Authority as contract award and is to be reviewed on a weekly basis. Phase 3: Implementation (to be completed within 2 months of completion of Phase 2). The Contractor shall work with the Authority to: a. Create the guidelines and procedures, including test cases and scripts, for testing the platform to ensure it meets the needs of multiple types of end user. b. Run and document the results of User Experience (UX) testing with a group of 3-4 end users.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d014ffda-7ae3-42f7-958a-4ad54629b0af |
| 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, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Nov 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 17 Oct 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 15 Nov 2023 |
| Contract period | 1 Dec 2023 - 31 Mar 2024 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £339,680 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £339,680 |
| 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 | LICHFIELD |
| Post town | Walsall |
| Postcode | WS14 9PY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG24 Staffordshire CC |
| Local authority | Lichfield |
| Electoral ward | Whittington & Streethay |
| Westminster constituency | Tamworth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BEARING POINT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 17 Nov 2023 at 10:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d014ffda-7ae3-42f7-958a-4ad54629b0af

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d014ffda-7ae3-42f7-958a-4ad54629b0af
  17th November 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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