Official UK procurement notice
Future Integrated User Services (F-IUS) Mobile Voice and Data Services – Devices & Airtime
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionCurrently Defence’s Fixed Voice (FV) and Video Tele Conferencing (VTC) (at Official, Secret and Above Secret) and Mobile (at Official only) are all services provided by the Integrated User Services (IUS) Contract.
The Future Integrated User Services (F-IUS) Programme will compete and award 5 Contracts to deliver the F-IUS services (Mobile Devices and Airtime, Mobile Management, Voice services at Official, Voice and Video at Secret, and Voice and Video at Above Secret), which will be based on the requirements of the users and to realise opportunities to achieve business benefits, namely to:
- Ensure continuation of services from IUS to the F-IUS provider(s).
- Drive innovation into the programme to take advantage of technological and economic developments within the F-IUS service area.
- Proactively manage obsolescence throughout the life of the contract and for the F-IUS provider(s) to support The Authority in managing any inherited obsolescence or in-flight changes.
- Integrate F-IUS Service Management tools & processes into MOD Operational Service Management (OSM) function and provide adequate interface(s) with Defence Cyber support & monitor systems Operational Support Systems (OSS).
- Provide a Business Support System (BSS) that enables stakeholders’ access to procure, change, track & manage the F-IUS contract & services.
The service bundle for mobile management is expected to include all aspects of the service associated with the provision of mobile management service, including but not limited to application and endpoint management, security services, mobile threat defence, professional services, etc. For a three-year period.
The current IUS Contract is planned to transition the mobile management services to the F-IUS provider efficiently and in accordance with the F-IUS transition plan. It is expected that transition will have completed by mid 2024.
CPV: Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
Refer to II.1.4 (Short Description) Additional information: The F-IUS Team held a virtual Industry Day for F-IUS on the 19th October 2021 (Advertised under PIN Reference 2021/S 000-022596). Non-participation in the previously held Industry engagement does not prevent any supplier from expressing an interest in this procurement. This PIN is not an invitation to submit an Expression of Interest. In line with Government Policy to use pan Government Frameworks
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 1 Jun 2022, 08:33 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Jun 2022, 08:33 BST
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015285- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03425bFind a Tender
Publisher note: The F-IUS Team held a virtual Industry Day for F-IUS on the 19th October 2021 (Advertised under PIN Reference 2021/S 000-022596). Non-participation in the previously held Industry engagement does not prevent any supplier from expressing an interest in this procurement. This PIN is not an invitation to submit an Expression of Interest. In line with Government Policy to use pan Government Frameworks where possible, the Authority expects to conduct a further competition using one of the CCS Frameworks. The Authority anticipates issuing a Contract Notice and commencing the Invitation to Tender (ITT) phase of the competition in Q4 2022. The Contracting Authority intends to use the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) e-Tendering system for this procurement exercise. You must not take this announcement to mean confirmation that MOD shall award a contract for this requirement. The MOD 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.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
1 Jun 2022 → 31 Oct 2022 · 2 dates- Notice published1 Jun 2022, 08:33 BST
- Tender notice expected31 Oct 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
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- Contracts (0)
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Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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