Official UK procurement notice
Future Integrated User Services (F-IUS) Fixed Voice and Video Secret (FVVS)
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis procurement is for Commercial off the shelf (COTS) devices and standard market available hardware to supply a Unified Communications (UC) solution for FVVS to be consumed by the User through hard and soft existing clients. However, there will be a requirement to provide modified off the shelf (MOTS) devices for sensitive locations where the normal COTS products do not meet with MOD requirements. This ‘New Service’ will contain a service wrap delivered by a Managed Service Provider (MSP) onboarded to Defence Digital’s Operational Service Management (OSM) Service Desk and ITIL functions. A suite of COTS standard features will be enabled allowing Users to self-administer, whilst a ‘User Support Service’ will be included to provide the User an optional ‘White Glove’/concierge service specifically for special events and senior engagements
CPV: Telecommunications services
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
- Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal
- Click the “Click here to register” link
- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
- Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
- Responding to the tender
- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any furt…
- Suitability
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
- Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal
- Click the “Click here to register” link
- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
- Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
- Responding to the tender
- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any furt…
- Economic & financial standing
As described within the PQQ documentation.
- Economic & financial standing
As described within the PQQ documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As described within the PQQ documentation.
- Technical & professional ability
As described within the PQQ documentation.
- Second stage candidates
- up to 5 candidates invited to tender
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- 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
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Jan 2025, 15:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 23 Jan 2025, 15:48 GMT
- Authority reference
707801450- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002423- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d5d0Find a Tender
Publisher note: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Deposits and guarantees
- As described within the PQQ documentation.
Timeline
23 Jan 2025 → 24 Feb 2025 · 2 dates- Notice published23 Jan 2025, 15:48 GMT
- Submission deadline24 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments