Official UK procurement notice
Navy Digital and Data Portfolio and Support Service
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South East (UKJ31)
Published estimate£14,234,000exc. VAT14.8% below published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Dec 2024awarded 29 May 2025
Awarded to Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Contract Award Notice to advise that a contract has been awarded following a Restricted Competition under the PCR 2015 regulations.
CPV: Administrative development project services · Business analysis consultancy services · Business development consultancy services · Financial management consultancy services · Information technology services · Project-design services other than for construction work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Navy Digital (ND) requires a support service to ensure effective planning, management,…AwardedRenewal
Navy Digital (ND) requires a support service to ensure effective planning, management, budget allocation, delivery and, decision making across the Digital portfolio to deliver Digital services and capabilities to the Royal Navy (RN) in support of Operational outputs and Business as Usual (BAU) in line with the Digital and Data (DD) plan.
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (9)
- Requirement - Detail the strategies and measures you will implement to ensure consistent delivery of outputs across all services throughout the entire duration of the contract.: 17.5%
- Resourcing - Provide a detailed breakdown of the resources you plan to deploy for managing and delivering this requirement. Please include specifics about the roles and responsibilities of your team and your contingency plans for addressing potential resource shortages or other unforeseen circumstances that might impact the delivery of the contract.: 17.5%
- Performance Management - Detail your approach to identifying, managing, and resolving performance issues? What measures do you have in place to prevent such issues and ensure continuous service delivery?: 15%
- Collaboration & Communication - Provide a detailed strategy outlining how you intend to collaborate effectively with various Authority teams in order to ensure seamless communication, efficient project management, and successful project outcomes?: 15%
- Continuous Improvement - Detail your approach to delivering continuous improvement throughout the duration of the contract? This should include specific strategies and methodologies you plan to use, how you will identify potential areas for improvement and efficiencies, and how you will measure the effectiveness of these improvements. Additionally, could you explain how you will communicate and implement these recommendations for improvements in processes?: 15%
- Culture - Detail your approach to fostering a partnering culture with the Authority; this should include specific strategies you plan to use building on past experiences of successfully creating such a culture, and how you will measure the effectiveness of these strategies. Additionally, please explain how you will handle any potential challenges or conflicts that might arise in the course of this partnership.: 10%
- Social Value - MAC6.1 - Explain how you will Demonstrate action to identify and tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce: 2.5%
- Social Value - MAC3.1 - Explain how you will Create a diverse supply chain to deliver the contract including new businesses and entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals: 5%
- Social Value - MAC4.2 - Explain how you will Influence staff, suppliers, customers and communities through the delivery of the contract to support environmental protection and improvement.: 2.5%
Published award criteria (10)
- Requirement - Detail the strategies and measures you will implement to ensure consistent delivery of outputs across all services throughout the entire duration of the contract.: 17.5%
- Resourcing - Provide a detailed breakdown of the resources you plan to deploy for managing and delivering this requirement. Please include specifics about the roles and responsibilities of your team and your contingency plans for addressing potential resource shortages or other unforeseen circumstances that might impact the delivery of the contract.: 17.5%
- Performance Management - Detail your approach to identifying, managing, and resolving performance issues? What measures do you have in place to prevent such issues and ensure continuous service delivery?: 15%
- Collaboration & Communication - Provide a detailed strategy outlining how you intend to collaborate effectively with various Authority teams in order to ensure seamless communication, efficient project management, and successful project outcomes?: 15%
- Continuous Improvement - Detail your approach to delivering continuous improvement throughout the duration of the contract? This should include specific strategies and methodologies you plan to use, how you will identify potential areas for improvement and efficiencies, and how you will measure the effectiveness of these improvements. Additionally, could you explain how you will communicate and implement these recommendations for improvements in processes?: 15%
- Culture - Detail your approach to fostering a partnering culture with the Authority; this should include specific strategies you plan to use building on past experiences of successfully creating such a culture, and how you will measure the effectiveness of these strategies. Additionally, please explain how you will handle any potential challenges or conflicts that might arise in the course of this partnership.: 10%
- Social Value - MAC3.1 - Explain how you will Create a diverse supply chain to deliver the contract including new businesses and entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals: 5%
- Social Value - MAC4.2 - Explain how you will Influence staff, suppliers, customers and communities through the delivery of the contract to support environmental protection and improvement.: 2.5%
- Social Value - MAC6.1 - Explain how you will Demonstrate action to identify and tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce: 2.5%
- Price: Total 100%
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Restricted procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Nov 2024, 17:07 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 May 2025, 16:16 BST
- Authority reference
713196450- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028579- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b645Find a Tender
Contract terms
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
- Submission deadline
- 12 Dec 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
12 Dec 2024 → 29 May 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline12 Dec 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Invitations to tender expected20 Jan 2025
- Notice published29 May 2025, 16:16 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete29 May 2025, 16:16 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £12,125,9601 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 29 May 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited | £12,125,960 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Navy Digital and Data Portfolio and Support Service · Frazer-Nash Consultancy Limited
- Signed
- 29 May 2025
- Value
- £12,125,960
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Navy Command Commercial TeamReview body
- Navy Commercial TeamReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Frazer-Nash Consultancy LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria