--- title: "Mercury Commercial Webinar" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-03e3fd" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03e3fd" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03e3fd.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03e3fd.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2023-07-20" --- # Mercury Commercial Webinar Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03e3fd [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-03e3fd) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-03e3fd.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence, based in Andover, United Kingdom, has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for a Mercury Commercial Webinar. The procurement is in the planning stage, aiming to foster collaboration with suppliers to address Army S&T 2035+ challenges, promote innovation, and support the Army's modernisation goals. The webinar, scheduled for the 3rd of August 2023, will engage suppliers to shape the commercial approach for the Mercury programme, offering opportunities for businesses in various industry categories. The Mercury Commercial Webinar presents an opportunity for businesses in sectors such as research and development services, consultancy services, IT services, engineering, and defence equipment providers to engage with the Ministry of Defence. By participating in this early market engagement event, suppliers, including SMEs and Academic Institutions, can contribute to the Army's Land Industrial Strategy, driving value for money, innovative solutions, and knowledge exchange. Interested parties can register for the webinar through Eventbrite or contact the Ministry of Defence's commercial team for further details. ## Notice This Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to advise all interested suppliers of our intention to hold a Mercury Commercial Webinar. MERCURY is to be a transformational programme, we seek to: * Collaborate across divers suppliers to solve Army S&T 2035+ challenges with Industry today. * Identify and develop generation-after-next capability solutions while drives opportunities for UK Industry and economy. * Enable Army's modernisation as outlined in the Land Industry Strategy and defined in the Land Operating Concept. Growing and diversifying supply chain opportunities is at the heart of the Army's Land Industrial Strategy, and it is recognised that markets with a broad range of suppliers of different types, including SMEs and Academic Institutions can offer better value for money, promote innovative solutions, and give Defence services access to expertise and knowledge on complex issues. MERCURY is committed to working with all suppliers to support this new and novel strategy, ensuring that we deliver the very best Value for Money service in support of Defence. ### Lot Information Lot 1 This notice is not associated with any procurement activity at this point and is solely for the purposes of running an early market engagement webinar. It is our intent to hold a commercial early market engagement event on the 3rd of August 2023 to discuss MERCURY'S commercial approach to solve our Land Domain 2035 S&T Capability Challenges and means to collaborate. MERCURY will also use this webinar to gather intelligence to shape MERCURY's commercial approach through a request for information (RFI) questionnaire and answer any clarification questions though the Microsoft Teams chat function. Data gathered will directly influence and inform the programme's commercial approach and means to identify the risks, challenges, and opportunities that the commercial strategy and approach will bring. This webinar will be a virtual event, broadcasted and recorded via Microsoft Teams, with output available through our website and disseminated by email after the webinar. Please register through our Eventbrite Event, this also includes the agenda for the day and the Microsoft Teams link. Alternatively, you can contact us through our commercial team: DES-FCG-TeamMercury@mod.gov.uk. Additional information: Even Brite Registration link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mercury-commercial-webinar-tickets-679419501017?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshwebdesktop ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021012-2023 | | 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 | 20 Jul 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 20 Jul 2023 | | 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 | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE | | Locality | ANDOVER | | 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 - 31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 42 - Industrial machinery - 48 - Software package and information systems - 51 - Installation services (except software) - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services - 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 75 - Administration, defence and social security services - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 80 - Education and training services ### Codes - 31000000 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting - 32000000 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment - 35000000 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment - 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 42900000 - Miscellaneous general and special-purpose machinery - 48000000 - Software package and information systems - 51000000 - Installation services (except software) - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 71240000 - Architectural, engineering and planning services - 71300000 - Engineering services - 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services - 71700000 - Monitoring and control services - 71900000 - Laboratory services - 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services - 75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services - 79900000 - Miscellaneous business and business-related services - 80600000 - Training services in defence and security materials ## Release History - 20 Jul 2023 at 16:03 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/021012-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://www.army.mod.uk/ - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mercury-commercial-webinar-tickets-679419501017?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshwebdesktop ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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