--- title: "Defence Freight Movements Service (DFMS)" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-da35e1a3-5f11-4d4a-a1bd-463a7763cae5" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-da35e1a3-5f11-4d4a-a1bd-463a7763cae5" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-da35e1a3-5f11-4d4a-a1bd-463a7763cae5.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-da35e1a3-5f11-4d4a-a1bd-463a7763cae5.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2023-04-27" --- # Defence Freight Movements Service (DFMS) Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-da35e1a3-5f11-4d4a-a1bd-463a7763cae5 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-da35e1a3-5f11-4d4a-a1bd-463a7763cae5) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-da35e1a3-5f11-4d4a-a1bd-463a7763cae5.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence has initiated a tender for the Defence Freight Movements Service (DFMS) as part of the Business Modernisation for Support (BMfS) Programme. The engagement end date is set for 2nd June 2023. This opportunity is in the planning stage and requires an affordable pan-Defence capability for Equipment and Materiel movement through the Defence Support Chain. The procurement process is outlined to transform Support business processes by introducing new digital services and enhancing Support Decision making. This tender by the Ministry of Defence presents an opportunity for businesses to provide a secure, intuitive, and easily accessible Defence Freight Movements Service. Suitable businesses should be able to deliver scalable, upgradeable, and globally usable solutions with a focus on interoperability. Small and medium-sized enterprises are encouraged to participate in this tender opportunity, with responses required to be submitted by 17:00 on 2nd June 2023. The potential for future procurement offers a competitive process, intending to maintain confidentiality and discretion in supplier engagements. ## Notice The Defence Freight Movements Service is being delivered as part of the wider Business Modernisation for Support (BMfS) Programme, itself part of a wider Support Transformation portfolio of change within Defence. BMfS is part of Support Transformation, an ambitious portfolio of change programmes improving the way Support is delivered to the frontline, and all those working within Defence Support, within Strategic Command. BMfS is at the heart of achieving Support Advantage; streamlining business processes so they are enabled by the minimum number of information services, ensuring they are current, resilient and can seamlessly interact to create a better user experience and provide information advantage. BMfS will transform Support business processes by introducing new digital services aligned to industry best practice. The transformed IS will provide a digitally intelligent, integrated service that will embed modern ways of working into Defence while providing better access to data to enhance Support Decision making. The Authority creating a requirement for an affordable pan-Defence Freight Movement Service (DFMS) capability, providing a secure, intuitive, and easily accessible service to plan, task, control and execute the movement of Equipment and Materiel through the Defence Support Chain. Scalable, upgradeable, and easy to learn, the DFMS must be usable in all global workplace settings and be effective regardless of network connectivity. Data generated by the DFMS must be standardized, coherent, available and support full interoperability with Industry, Partners Across Government, and Coalition Forces in support of true End-to-End Movement Capability and to support Operations, Readiness and Training. The DFMS Briefing Pack, Question Set and Pricing Template can be found in the Opportunity Listing: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56125. Responses should be sent to Ryan.Miller731@mod.gov.uk by 17:00 on 02 June 2023. 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. 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: The briefing pack, question set and ROM pricing template can be found in the Opportunity Listing. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2239bb6d-1e41-4270-8b4c-1a8e59b15702 | | 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 | 27 Apr 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 2 Jun 2023 | | 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 | 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 - 27 Apr 2023 at 09:05 - Planning - Market Engagement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2239bb6d-1e41-4270-8b4c-1a8e59b15702 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2239bb6d-1e41-4270-8b4c-1a8e59b15702 27th April 2023 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/605ee27a-fe9a-4169-ae17-1a459079e1bb n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/507087e1-57d3-4415-9360-5f0f0b00cd0d n/a - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/46e4b0bf-4579-495c-9091-a1beef20a1be n/a - https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56125 Opportunity Listing ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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