Support Chain Analysis Tool

Descriptions

Inventory management software development services. The authority has a requirement for a software tool to improve support across the submarine enterprise. There are two aspects to the requirement.1) A performance management reporting tool (or ‘dashboard’) which will amalgamate data from multiple sources to track and display supply chain performance, allowing the identification of areas which require investigation into root causes of supply chain failures.2) A planning and forecasting application which will enable the authority to forecast inventory requirements and costs, initially for the support of submarines. The tool should allow dynamic analysis, interrogation and monitoring of submarine support data both historical and forecast relating to actual and planned support activities.The tool must be intuitive to use and flexible enough to enable ad hoc enquiries and analytics as required to support senior-level decision making.The requirement is for the supply and ongoing technical support of the tool, including training, maintenance and (if required by the authority) development of capability. The tool would be required to be accredited for hosting and operation on MoD’s networked IT system (MoDNET) and to draw data from the authority’s existing systems.A more detailed specification will be issued to companies selected to participate in the competition.Subject to additional approvals, there may be a requirement to expand use of the successful product across other areas of the authority beyond the submarine enterprise.The successful contractor would be required to hold the following qualifications and accreditations at contract award and for the duration of the contract:ISO 9001:2015 – scope to include software developmentCyber EssentialsThis procurement will be conducted as a negotiated procedure in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 18 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations (DSPCR) 2011. Subject to the number of companies invited to tender and the number of responses received the authority may conduct the procurement in successive stages with selection against the award criteria specified in the invitation, in accordance with paragraph (24) of DSPCR 2011 Regulation 18. Tenderers may be required to demonstrate proposed tools as a part of the negotiation phase.Any contract awarded as a result of this procurement will be on the basis of satisfaction of the requirement and best overall value for Defence.