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title: "Airworthiness Issues Management System"
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# Airworthiness Issues Management System

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, DE&S MAT STRAT, OTHER  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f8c31e0e-bccc-4042-a109-f04679188988

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## Summary

The procurement process involves the Ministry of Defence's Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) seeking to procure an Airworthiness Issues Management System, a software solution vital for managing airworthiness compliance for military operations. The contract, valued at £20 million, is being executed under a selective procurement method, following a restricted procedure. The contract period is set to commence on 1 April 2019 and will run until 31 March 2021. The procurement stage is currently at the award phase, having been published publicly on 7 April 2019. The delivery location for the service is in the South West region of the United Kingdom, primarily assisting approximately 6,000 users within the UK Ministry of Defence.

This tender represents a substantial opportunity for businesses in the software and information systems sector, especially those capable of providing comprehensive service solutions that ensure high availability and security. Businesses that specialise in developing and supporting software for military or highly regulated environments, as well as those equipped to handle extensive data management and compliance training, would be particularly well-suited to compete for this contract. The considerable budget and focus on robust system performance highlight potential growth avenues for contractors with relevant expertise and capabilities in supporting national security operations.

## Notice

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) needs to ensure that all airworthiness issues are identified, reported and managed to meet Military Aviation Authority Regulatory requirements without which safe operations are compromised and in-service air systems would be grounded. DE&S is now seeking to procure an off the shelf tool to meet this requirement. The system needs be available 24/7 365 days a year with a system availability of at least 99.5% (for some 6,000 users both internal and external to the UK MoD providing access to historic airworthiness issues records, an audit trail of decisions and associated evidence and functionality to maintain oversight of progression, ownership and performance of airworthiness issues. The system needs to be aligned to the existing DE&S airworthiness issues processes to ensure compliance with Military Aviation Authority regulations and Air Environment policy and DE&S procedures. The system needs to be hosted in a secure environment with a secure connection to Defence Systems to enable access through MoD IT systems. The system needs to have the facility to store and access data. The service provision needs to include: * access to the tool; * uploading of extant data records; * library with historical records; * end user training; * system administration support and training; * management information; and * technical support. Background DE&S performs a vital, bespoke and challenging role in the support of national security: it equips and supports the UK's Armed Forces for operations now and in future. In procuring and supporting new military equipment, commodities and services, supporting in-service equipment through life and managing global logistic operations, DE&S is responsible for delivering some of the most complex products and services in the world which covers some PS14Bn per annum of the MOD's total third party spend with industry. DE&S employs a mix of civil servants and military personnel, plus contractor staff to perform specialist roles and its internal workforce of over 12,000 personnel (as at 1 April 2014) is deployed at over 150 locations in the UK and overseas. Air systems are supported across a number of DE&S Chief of Materiel, Operating Centre and Delivery Teams with the centre of excellence held in the CoM(AIR) DE&S Airworthiness Team (DAT). Additional information: To view this notice, register as a supplier here: http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/signup.html?userType=supplier and search for the notice with reference 'UK-Bristol: Software package and information systems.'.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5497314-5985-407d-aa86-6c8fab615fed |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Apr 2019 |
| Submission deadline | 14 Feb 2019 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 14 Feb 2019 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2019 - 31 Mar 2021 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £20,000,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £7,824,600 |
| 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, DE&S MAT STRAT, OTHER |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Not specified |
| Postcode | BS32 8JH |
| Country | Not specified |
| ITL 1 | Not specified |
| ITL 2 | Not specified |
| ITL 3 | Not specified |
| Local authority | Not specified |
| Electoral ward | Not specified |
| Westminster constituency | Not specified |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TLMNEXUS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 7 Apr 2019 at 08:27 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5497314-5985-407d-aa86-6c8fab615fed

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b5497314-5985-407d-aa86-6c8fab615fed
  7th April 2019 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.contracts.mod.uk/delta/signup.html?userType=supplier

## Provenance

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