--- title: "707425450 - Defence Freight Movements Service (DFMS)" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03c495" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c495" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c495.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c495.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2023-09-07" --- # 707425450 - Defence Freight Movements Service (DFMS) Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03c495 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03c495) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03c495.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence is planning a tender for the Defence Freight Movements Service (DFMS). The Industry Day is scheduled for Thursday 19th October 2023 at DoubleTree by Hilton in Swindon, UK. The purpose is to provide information on the BMfS programme, DFMS project timelines, and tender evaluation approach. Suppliers can express interest after the Industry Day, with an anticipated Contract Notice in November 2023 and an Invitation To Negotiate in March 2024. The DFMS procurement offers opportunities for Systems Integrators to deliver movements management capabilities. The service will cover requisition and transport management, involving up to 10,000 users. Suppliers interested in the pan-Defence movements management capability should monitor the MOD's e-Tendering system for full details. The DFMS aims to enhance end-to-end movement capability to support Operations, Readiness, and Training across different workplace settings and network connections. ## Notice The DES Digital delivery team within Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is preparing to initiate a competitive procurement process to award a contract for a new Defence Freight Movements Service (DFMS). As part of this process, an Industry Day will be held on Thursday 19 October 2023. See Additional Information Field for further information. DFMS will provide a pan-Defence movements management capability for the delivery of Materiel and Equipment across the Defence Support Chain. It will enable users to request, plan, task, control, execute, and track the movement of materiel and equipment on multiple journeys using various modes of transport (in-house and commercial solutions). This will be achieved by transforming the current capability into a set of secure, intuitive, and easily accessible services, which support standardised industry best practice. DFMS will address a significant scope of activity within Defence Support specifically requisition management, transport management, yard management, port management, global trade management, consignment visibility and global network design. These activities are serviced by up to an estimated 10 000 users across the Defence Support Network comprising the Armed Forces, Civil Servants, and Industry partners. The DFMS procurement seeks a Systems Integrator (SI) to deliver a movements management capability configured from Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) software. The SI will manage the introduction of the solution into service including data migration from legacy systems, integration with other MOD systems, DFMS system acceptance and assurance. The SI will also deliver a core basic training package for further development by a third party. In addition, support is required during the implementation and incremental roll-out of the solution. The Authority anticipates issuing a Contract Notice and Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire in November 2023 with and intent to issue an Invitation To Negotiate in March 2024. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026409-2023 | | 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 | 7 Sep 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £50,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE | | 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 | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 48 - Software package and information systems - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support ### Codes - 48430000 - Inventory management software package - 48610000 - Database systems - 48612000 - Database-management system - 72320000 - Database services ## Release History - 7 Sep 2023 at 08:19 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026409-2023 - 27 Apr 2023 at 08:52 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012084-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56125 - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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