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title: "DE&S P3M Support"
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# DE&S P3M Support

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ef0a1f4a-d69c-4456-a5b8-0a0c43faa943

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## Summary

The public procurement process is led by the Ministry of Defence, seeking an Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS) Support Services Supplier under the tender titled "DE&S P3M Support." The contract, valued at £4.6 million, falls under the software package and information systems industry category and is located in the South West region of the United Kingdom. The procurement method employed is an open procedure, with the tender period ending on 24 April 2020. The contract period commenced on 18 May 2020 and is set to conclude on 9 August 2022.

This opportunity is particularly suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) specialising in software development, data management, and IT infrastructure services. Companies with expertise in Oracle Primavera Applications and those capable of providing application support and governance over business changes stand to benefit from the contract's requirements. Engaging in this tender could enhance their portfolio, foster business growth, and establish a long-term partnership with the Ministry of Defence.

## Notice

DE&S now has a requirement for an Infrastructure as a Service + Platform as a Service (IaaS and PaaS) Support Services Supplier to provide a resilient infrastructure and platform for DE&S' on-premise Oracle Primavera Applications. The hosting will make continued use of the accredited "UKCloud" provided platform and the DE&S owned Exadata machines located and remaining at the Ark Data Centres in Corsham and Farnborough. Accreditation for supporting Official Sensitive data classification is a requirement for the Production and Pre-Production environments. The Supplier will manage the system and network accreditation processes in accordance with JSP604, taking all reasonable steps to support and maintain the accreditation process with the relevant inputs from DE&S. In addition to the Infrastructure and Platform service DE&S has a requirement for an Application Support Services contractor to provide a 3rd Line Resolver Group level application support service covering all the Primavera applications in use at DE&S. This support services will include Oracle's ETL to Primavera Analytics and associated use of Oracle Business Intelligence Server against the application databases used for reporting - e.g. P6, Unifier and Analytics Data Warehouse. This will include all maintenance of P6 and Unifier configuration at time of commencement of support contract. Allowance will be made for assurance and knowledge transfer for any configuration work undertaken by DE&S' nominated development contractors within the support contract. The Supplier shall provide expert product and configuration knowledge to address functional issues and answer questions from DE&S' Technical Coaches and Super Users, trained in the use of the products and the modes of working across their respective domains. The Supplier shall be responsible for all security patches and release patches for the Primavera applications, with expectation that DE&S will upgrade to relevant on-premise releases (with policy of consistency across all applications) in the life-time of the contract. The Supplier will work closely with any DE&S nominated development party to support appropriate levels of regression testing and operational acceptance testing, informing all relevant parties of progress and associated risks in the acceptance of the release package (s). The Supplier will play a key role in providing governance over business change and an assessment of application impact, as requested by DE&S. The Supplier for Application Support will also be required to provide a mature UK-based Service Desk Operation, which will act as the prime Service Desk for P3M Support across all other service elements. Suppliers are required to submit their tenders via the AWARD system which can be accessed using the following URL: https://award.bravosolution.co.uk/p3m/web/project/110/register Suppliers must log in, go to your Response Manager and add the following Access Code: SABBB275CR.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d67442d8-b453-4c78-94b7-95e259d06872 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 27 May 2020 |
| Submission deadline | 24 Apr 2020 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 17 May 2020 |
| Contract period | 18 May 2020 - 9 Aug 2022 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £4,600,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,329,193 |
| 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 | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2HB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MDS TECHNOLOGIES |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 27 May 2020 at 14:15 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d67442d8-b453-4c78-94b7-95e259d06872
- 27 May 2020 at 13:49 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b3419bb-4751-4152-9244-704cafce7278
- 19 Mar 2020 at 15:27 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b3419bb-4751-4152-9244-704cafce7278
- 5 Mar 2020 at 18:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b3419bb-4751-4152-9244-704cafce7278

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d67442d8-b453-4c78-94b7-95e259d06872
  27th May 2020 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4b3419bb-4751-4152-9244-704cafce7278
  27th May 2020 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/e00bfd65-af4f-427a-b084-75f6ad610dd8
  CCDT668- Tender Document
- https://award.bravosolution.co.uk/p3m/web/project/110/register
  Supplier Registration - AWARD
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/dcbc5104-486f-4fa8-bcf0-7e7ea37a8961
  CCDT668- Extension Letter

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