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title: "ALIS UK Lightning Integration"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03a65c"
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# ALIS UK Lightning Integration

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03a65c

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## Summary

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a contract titled "ALIS UK Lightning Integration" to BAE Systems (Operations)- Digital Intelligence. This contract falls under the services category and involves software integration support. The procurement process was conducted using a limited procedure, specifically the Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract, valued at £17,556,000, was signed on 30th March 2023. The main objective of this contract is to provide support for Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) software integration within the UK Networks and Platforms.

This awarded contract offers business growth opportunities particularly to large organisations specializing in software support services. Companies with expertise in software integration support and software trials in a Representative Test Environment (RTE) are well-suited to compete. The UK Ministry of Defence, acting as the buyer, envisages creating safety assurance on the ALIS software developed under the Lightning Delivery Team's program. This is a critical step to gain safety case approvals from the Authority. For businesses seeking opportunities in software support services for defence projects, this contract presents a significant chance to align with the Ministry of Defence's requirements in software testing and technical support.

## Notice

Software Integration Support

### Procurement Information

The Lightning Delivery Team (LDT), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to BAE Systems (Operations) to provide support to Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) software integration. The Authority is mandated to conduct independent test and technical support for ALIS products in order for them to be hosted on UK Networks and Platforms. JSP 604 further mandates the requirement for testing to be conducted in a Representative Test Environment (RTE). This will involve the running of software trials and developing report to provide the Authority with safety assurance on the ALIS software developed under the Program. This evidence then forms the basis of the Authority's safety case approvals. It is considered that this requirement can be placed using the Negotiated Procedure without prior publication of a contract notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011. The Lightning Program Prime Contractor, Lockheed Martin, will only share in depth software details with BAES due to their position within the program. BAES possesses accreditation from LM and the US Government to confirm that it is cleared to access the software. To conduct the level of assurance the Authority requires an independent organisation needs to have in-depth access to the software. Significant additional risk would be carried in the operation of the Lightning without this level of assurance in the software that can be provided by BAES. BAES have a RTE in which this software can be integrated with Lightning hardware and software to provide further assurance on the new ALIS software. Therefore, no other economic operate would be able to meet the Authority's requirement.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009624-2023 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Apr 2023 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Feb 2023 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £35,556,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | N/A |
| 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 | TLK11 Bristol, City of |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS; BAE SYSTEMS (OPERATIONS)- DIGITAL INTELLIGENCE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72261000 - Software support services

## Release History

- 3 Apr 2023 at 10:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009624-2023
- 17 Feb 2023 at 08:02 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004835-2023

## Notice URLs

- http://www.contracts.mod.uk

## Provenance

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