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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

Notice Type:MOD Contract Notice

GB-Bristol: Project Thundercloud
Region Codes: UKJ37

Section I: Contract Title
1. Contract Title: GB-Bristol: Project Thundercloud
2. Section (DIO only):

Section II: Identification Numbers
1. MOD Contract Notice Nr: IMAGE/00116

Section III: Relevant Dates
1. Deadline for Expression of Interest: 06/09/2019
2. Proposed/Estimated ITT Issue Date: 23/09/2019
3. Proposed/Estimated ITT Return Date: 18/11/2019
4. Proposed Issue Date of Contract: 01/04/2020
5. Proposed Completion Date of Contract: 31/03/2022

Section IV: Issuing Branch / Organisation Details
1. Notice Address
Ministry of Defence, Information Systems and Services, Imagery and Geospatial Systems (IMAGE)
Abbey Wood, YEW 2a, Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom
Tel. 03067985340, Email: lewis.bream100@mod.gov.uk
Attn: Lewis Bream

Section V: Product / Service Descriptor Code
1. Industry Codes:
51610000 – Installation services of computers and information-processing equipment.

Section VI: Summary of Requirements / Description of Work, Goods and Services
1. Summary of Requirements / Description of Work: Installation services of computers and information-processing equipment. The Imagery and Geospatial Delivery Team (IMaGE DT) are carrying out a competition for a 24 month duration with two additional option years (2+1+1). This is to secure future support for the system required for the continuous provision of the capability and ensure continued and uninterrupted support from Joint Meteorology and Oceanography Centre (JOMOC) to Front Line Consumers of Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT). The system comprises of a hosting environment and storage environment with associated software tools, data management capabilities, communications and information Technology( IT) infrastructure accessible over a wide area network(WAN) with hardware located across multiple sites . Please also see the Thundercloud Supporting Information brief which gives more information on the project and requirements for the DPQQ.
2. Main Place of Performance or Delivery: North Hampshire
3. Can a supplier bid alone for only a part of the contract?: No
Section VII: Reverse Auction
1. Reverse Auction: No. A Reverse Auction, conducted using electronic means, will not be used as part of the procurement process for this requirement.

Section VIII: Estimated Value of Requirement
1. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category E1: 4.5M – 10M GBP

Section IX: QA Standards
1. QA Standards: BS EN ISO 9001 with appropriate scope

Section XII: Additional Information
1. Additional Information:
Note the value detailed in the DPQQ relates to a 2 year duration ( counting the two possible 1 year extension options)
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