Published date: 15 July 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 2 August 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Technical support services - 71356300

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£50,000,000 to £95,000,000

Procurement reference

BIP54563086

Published date

15 July 2017

Closing date

2 August 2017

Contract start date

12 March 2018

Contract end date

31 May 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated procedure

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The BATCIS Delivery Team manages a diverse range of Battlefield Communication and Information System capabilities for defence. The bulk of these capabilities are part of the Land Equipment Tactical Communication Information Systems (LE TacCIS) programme. The capabilities are at a variety of stages in their life-cycle and consequently require a diverse range of client-side support. The client side-support under this contract will initially be to assist the Authority in delivering MORPHEUS as the core requirement. Additional options are included for support to the BATCIS Systems Engineering Assurance function, Tactical Communication and Information System Team (TacCIS); Dismounted Situational Awareness (DSA) and TRINITY. Further information on these projects can be found at II 2.1) below.

The client side support requirements under this contract could include some or all of the following broad areas of support;

a. Project and Programme Management Support including:
- Project and Programme Controls Coordination and Management;
- Risk and Issue Management;
- Scheduling Maintenance and Management; and
- Internal and External Communications/Stakeholder Management.

b. Engineering Support including:
- Requirements Identification, Governance and Management;
- Support to the development, governance and implementation of the MORPHEUS Architecture;
- Technology Strategy Development;
- System Design Governance and Review;
- Engineering Governance Support;
- Safety Governance Support;
- Quality Assurance and Management Support;
- Performance Modelling Development and Maintenance; and
- System Acceptance Support.

c. Other Support covered by the contract with include:
- Strategy Development and Governance;
- Approvals Support;
- Cost Estimation Support;
- Benefits Management;
- Change Management;
- Training Support; and
- Integrated Logistics Support.

The contract will cover a 5 year period from March 2018 to March 2023.

Additionally, please note that the LE TacCIS programme management team in Army HQ is outside the scope of this requirement.

More information

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About the buyer

Address

Abbey Wood
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK

Telephone

+443067985589

Email

ISSComrcl-BATCIS-MORPHEUS-Grp@mod.gov.uk