Published date: 15 November 2022

Closed early engagement


Closing date: 16 December 2022

Contract summary

Industry

  • Software package and information systems - 48000000

  • IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support - 72000000

Location of contract

BS34 8JH

Procurement reference

tender_336104/1146569

Published date

15 November 2022

Closing date

16 December 2022

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

MOD - DE&S Request for Information (RFI) - Air Engineers' Toolkit (AET) Application

Deliver a comprehensive digital solution to support complex Air Safety Digital Services - access, workflow management, dashboard reporting, data migration and the integration into current systems within the Defence Equipment and Support environment.

Object of the Request for Information:

Purpose: To assess the core capabilities in the marketplace and whether those capabilities may meet the needs of this RFI.
Short description of requirement: Early Market Engagement to establish the solutions available to Defence Equipment and Support's Air safety related digital application requirement.

This RFI is focused on digital solutions that could satisfy some (or all) of the technical elements of the programme.

Further seeking to get a better understanding of the costs associated with available options and market-based advice and intelligence to help direct our activities towards best practice.

Information Requested Disclaimer: The information contained within this RFI is requested to inform a potential future procurement strategy. No formal procurement process has been launched. Any resulting procurement will be conducted competitively, and all information provided in response to this RFI will be held in confidence.

Responses should be sent to Ryan.Miller731@mod.gov.uk and Laura.Crowe104@mod.gov.uk by 17:00 on 16 December 2022.

You must not take this Request for Information to mean confirmation that the Authority shall launch a procurement or award a contract for this requirement. The Authority is publishing this announcement without any commitment to issue a tender or place a contract. Accordingly, any expenditure, work or effort undertaken before contract award is a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.

More information

Links

Additional text

Defence Equipment & Support Air Environment are seeking software solutions that will enable standardisation across business processes and development of a single application delivering a common interface for the workflow management and task tracking of Airworthiness activities for multiple Air Delivery Teams and associated stakeholder communities across the organisation, to satisfy Military Aviation Authority (MAA) regulations. Defence Equipment & Support are exploring the use of enterprise type product(s) that can be used in a MOD Cloud environment and are almost entirely configured with little or no customisation to better enable the vision of "One robust, evergreen, integrated, set of digitally enabled services, that provide world class delivery for Defence Equipment & Support.

Further details on the AET Overview and process modules can be found in the '20221114 Air Engineers Toolkit_RFI' and '20221114 Air Engineers Toolkit_RFI_Appendix' within the Opportunity Listing.

About the buyer

Contact name

Ryan Miller

Address

MOD Abbey Wood, Elm 3B, #4342
Bristol
BS34 8JH
England

Email

ryan.miller731@mod.gov.uk