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Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: ODYSSEY SERVICE INTEGRATOR (SI)
2. Awarding Authority: Ministry of Defence, GB Email: evan.powell104@mod.gov.uk. (Evan Powell)
3. Contract type: Service contract
4. Description: ODYSSEY Service Integrator (SI) Request For Information (RFI)
The objective of this RFI is to help the MOD to:
Establish the scale, scope, capacity and capability of the current marketplace for the ODYSSEY SI capabilities and to gain a clearer picture of the market and the level of technology maturity within industry.
To obtain information from industry experts to inform the Statement of Requirements and the Procurement Strategy.
Identify the necessary next steps in the project through analysis of the responses received and through potential meetings with questionnaire respondents.
The requirement is for the provision of a Service Integrator (SI) to provide scalable agile DevSecOps teams to develop and maintain bespoke developed applications, and to integrate together with COTS and existing MOD applications, data sources and enterprise services in to one end to end Service. It will follow a formal Scaled Agile (Safe) approach for incremental delivery and will both take on and then continue to build upon the development work undertaken by an incumbent SI supplier. The Future SI will also provide the service wrap to support the capability in service.
ODYSSEY SI Scope:
Integrate bespoke, COTS and MOD applications, with Enterprise Services (including hosting, IDAM, and gateways) into an end-to-end service.
Integrate the Service with other MOD systems and data sources.
Incrementally develop bespoke applications through DevSecOps Teams, leveraging emerging technology including automation, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
Identify innovative applications and approaches to deliver against the requirement, from both Industry and within MOD.
Incrementally develop and maintain architecture, design, engineering, security, safety, and in service support artefacts.
Provide the Service Wrap (including incident management, service desk, training, software license management, obsolescence management, patching etc).
5. CPV Code(s): 72227000, 72228000, 72200000
6. NUTS code(s): UKK, UKK1, UKK13
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: South West (England), Gloucestershire, Wiltshire And Bristol/Bath Area, Gloucestershire.
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Project: 703642451
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Listing Deadline 30.6.2022 (17:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: You must register or log in at Web: to participate in this tender.
12. Other information: Notes
*Please read the RFI attachment in its entirety for full details.
This RFI forms a part of market engagement and is NOT yet part of any competitive procedure. Any information you submit will be considered solely for the purposes of building a greater understanding of the marketplace, and industry’s ability to undertake the ODYSSEY SI (SI) requirement. Any participation in this industry market engagement and any response to this RFI is entirely at your cost and risk.
The ODYSSEY Team has prepared this RFI for the purposes of obtaining information, options and recommendations from potential suppliers to assist it in finalising its preferred operating model for any future procurement it may look to undertake. Section #2 of the RFI contains a Questionnaire which the Authority encourages suppliers to submit responses against (please see Section #2 in the RFI attachment).
The MOD has established a live Supplier Engagement Portal into which any interest supplier(s) can register. The Supplier Portal will hold an ever-increasing library of published material relating to the project as well as providing a digital channel for communication directly with the ODYSSEY Project Team. Suppliers interested in accessing further information on the requirement, submitting responses to RFI #1 or communicating directly with the ODYSSEY Project Team can register by following this URL:

It is anticipated that the Respondent will be able to return completed responses to the RFI Questionnaire via the Supplier Engagement Portal until 30 June 2022, however, the Authority shall confirm the response deadline via a Notice on the Supplier Engagement Portal (which will be visible to all registered suppliers).
Procurement Route
Other
TKR-2022613-EX-1834128