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title: "Requirement Management Tool"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02c5e8"
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# Requirement Management Tool

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02c5e8

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has completed a procurement process for a Requirement Management Tool, classified under software-related services within the services category. The procurement method employed was a selective competitive procedure with negotiation, which aimed at securing a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) software that will be installed locally on Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) hosted environments in the UK. This procurement was formalised with a contract signed on 24 February 2022, valued at £598,116.03, and noted for its importance in aligning requirements management with the MOD Acquisition System Operating Model. The procurement stage has concluded, but the overall process does include previous planning phases and was designed to address the requirement for an efficient management tool across the Ministry of Defence.

This contract presents substantial opportunities for software companies, particularly those specialising in project management, data migration, and system integration. Suppliers capable of fulfilling stringent security requirements, including personnel security clearances, will find themselves particularly well-suited to bid for such government contracts. The tender mechanism allows for competitive negotiations, making it attractive for businesses that can deliver innovative and cost-effective solutions tailored to the Defence sector's needs. Engagement in such contracts can lead to long-term partnerships and contribute to growth within the highly regulated landscape of defence procurement.

## Notice

Requirements management is a fundamental part of the MOD Acquisition System Operating Model providing the unbroken, top-down linkage of requirements from Defence policy to Defence Lines of Development outputs, that provides the direction for investment plans and ensures that the capabilities generated are coherent and consistent with MOD's strategic investment. The Authority has a requirement for the provision of an on-premise Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) software to enable the management of requirements across the Ministry of Defence (Requirements Management) as on on-premise solution. The software will be installed locally on DE&S hosted environments. The COTS tool shall allow: * Migration of historical data stored in the current Requirements Management toolset. * Issuing of instructions, receiving notifications and sharing data generated in the Requirements Management COTS software with other Defence Organisations and Industry Partners' Requirements Management tools. * Ability to input, edit, maintain, search and link the database of information. * Providing end to end reporting capability on all requirements management activity. * Ability to view a full audit history for each object within the system. * Ability to create templates of initial requirement sets.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The Authority has a requirement for the provision of an on-premise Commercial Off-the-Shelf (COTS) software to enable the management of requirements across the Ministry of Defence (Requirements Management) as an on-premise solution. The software will be installed locally on DE&S hosted environments.

Options: 1 option year which is subject to additional funding.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006931-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Mar 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Aug 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 24 Feb 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £598,116 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Additional buyers | DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT |
| 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 |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MICRO FOCUS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 72250000 - System and support services
- 72260000 - Software-related services

## Release History

- 14 Mar 2022 at 22:45 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006931-2022
- 8 Jul 2021 at 21:45 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015990-2021

## Notice URLs

- https://des.mod.uk/

## Provenance

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