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Country: United Kingdom

MOD Prior Information Notice

GB-701389376: Safeguarding Agile Development & Support

1. Contract Title
Contract Title: GB-701389376: Safeguarding Agile Development & Support

2. Contracting Authority:
Ministry of Defence, Information Systems and Services, IXD PT
NH1, Spruce 0b, Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom
Tel. N/A, Email: Jess.Coombes101@mod.gov.uk
Attn: Jess Coombes

3. Contract:
Type of Contract: SERVICES
Estimated value of requirement: Category E1: 4.5M – 10M GBP
Short description of the contract: Defence Digital have a potential requirement for a System Innovator/Integrator to provide the following; in-service support for an existing IT system; delivery of system integration and development following an Agile approach; and provision of data science/engineering technical expertise.
Current Procurement Plan: Following this PIN, a DPQQ will be launched on the DCO to be used for supplier selection, down selecting to between 3 and 6 potential providers. Following this an ITT will be issued to the down selected companies to identify the preferred bidder based upon pre-set award criteria.
Estimated Date for DPQQ release: March 2021
Estimated Date for ITT release: June 2021
Estimated Date for ITT return: July 2021
These dates are indicative and subject to change.
CPV codes:
48810000 – Information systems.

Additional Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.Suppliers interested in working with the Ministry of Defence should register on the MOD Supplier Information Database (SID) Register, available at www.contracts.mod.uk. The MOD SID is a database of active and potential suppliers available to all MOD and UK Defence procurement personnel, and is the main supplier database of MOD Procurement organisations. Please note: the registration and publication of a company profile on the MOD SID does not mean or imply that the supplier has in any way been vetted or approved by the MOD. Suppliers wishing to compete for advertised MOD contracts must respond to any specific call for competition by submitting a separate expression of interest in accordance with the instructions of the purchasing organisation.

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