--- title: "Maritime Resilience Analysis tools: Deep Port and the Port Analysis Dashboard (PAD)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-02d86c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02d86c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02d86c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02d86c.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT" published: "2021-08-23" --- # Maritime Resilience Analysis tools: Deep Port and the Port Analysis Dashboard (PAD) Buyer: DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-02d86c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-02d86c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-02d86c.json) ## Summary The Department for Transport is planning to initiate a tender titled "Maritime Resilience Analysis tools: Deep Port and the Port Analysis Dashboard (PAD)" focused on marine services. This project aims to enhance digital tools that support resilience in UK ports, particularly in response to recent challenges such as Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, and climate change. The estimated procurement process will begin on 27 September 2021, and the overall contract is expected to last at least two years, with a potential extension. The location of the services is within the UK. This tender presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in software development, data analytics, and maritime operations. Companies with a strong background in delivering digital solutions, particularly those capable of real-time data integration and user training, would be well-suited to compete. Involvement in this project will not only support the UK government's commitment to enhancing port resilience but will also enable successful bidders to establish long-term relationships with a key governmental department, potentially leading to further contracts in the future. ## Notice The Department is publishing this PIN to notify and engage with the market to understand the capacity, capability and experience of suppliers to provide the digital expertise necessary to refresh, update and maintain the data sets within an existing Departmental resilience tool called Deep Port, which was first built over ten years ago. The tool is designed to gather various strands of data in one place to create a more holistic interpretation of the flow of goods and people through the UK's main ports. As a result of the UK leaving the EU, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on industry and transport (both on land and at sea), as well as the growing risks arising from climate change and risks to the security of supply chains from UK ports to the rest of the mainland, the importance of Deep Port as a tool to inform policy decision-making at all levels has become crucial. It will be an important tool to support the Government's commitment to build robust resilience across the sector, supporting and protecting the UK from future challenges and risks. By combining this data with key port profiles, transport hubs, such as road and rail, flood plains, and types of goods, targeted response and solution becomes quickly accessible, enabling effective policy decisions to be made. The Department would also consider offers to create a new tool as substitute if a suitable proposal is presented and could be delivered within the very tight timeframe. Additionally, the Department would also be looking to incorporate a secondary tool to increase the scope and effectiveness of Deep Port, but in real-time, rather than as a downloadable data set. This would be a system designed to capture real-time data related to port resilience from existing data feeds/sensors (PAD). The overall objectives are * to have a tool(s) that, once fully functional, can be transferred over to the Department in a user-friendly format which enables the tool(s) to continue to be of ongoing value and, * to ensure that the integrity of any data can be assured so it may be confidently provided to senior managers and Ministers to better inform policy-making decisions. Provision must be made to train and advise relevant DfT staff so such transition can take place seamlessly. The overall contract length for updating the tool is likely to be 2 years, but the Department would be strongly supportive of activating Deep Port much sooner than that, ideally by the end of 2021 as the UK reaches the EU transition deadline. ### Lot Information Lot 1 The supplier will be expected to work in close collaboration with DfT's Maritime Operations staff and the potential DfT analysis team which will undertake the data maintenance needs following the end of the contract. The basic requirement will run for a minimum of 2 years, with the option to extend should the circumstances or needs of the Department change. There is the opportunity for an additional year for the build of the secondary real time system. The supplier shall be expected to deliver at a minimum the following throughout the duration of the tool building contract: * Specialist software assistance to update current software and/or to develop new software within the scope and as directed by Maritime Operations. * Gather data from a number of sources and provide the layers within the tool to deliver an informative build which addresses the specified needs of the department. * Physically training and effectively producing user-friendly materials and guidance to enable the handover of tool maintenance and operation following the end of the contract's duration. * Hold meetings with DfT contacts to discuss progress and take on-board considerations in the production of the updated tool(s). Additional information: Suppliers that feel they have the capability and capacity to deliver the Department for Transport's potential requirement within the timeframe stated are requested to register their interest, alongside relevant information pertaining to the organisation's capabilities in relation to this requirement, via email to jenny.lloyd@dft.gov.uk ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020733-2021 | | Notice type | Planning Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 23 Aug 2021 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 26 Sep 2021 | | 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 | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DEPARTMENT FOR TRANSPORT | | Locality | LONDON | | Post town | Not specified | | Postcode | N/A | | 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 | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 48600000 - Database and operating software package - 98360000 - Marine services ## Release History - 23 Aug 2021 at 21:45 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020733-2021 ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-transport/about/procurement ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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