711583450 - Defence Digital Test and Management Service (TaMS) - Contract Notice

Defence Digital (the "Authority")part of the UK Ministry of Defence ("MOD"),is seeking to appoint a service provider to deliver Test and Management Services (TaMS) to provide Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) testing capabilities to support changes within equipment programmes. The Authority provides testing for deployed and base ICT,enabling System of Systems integration in support of operations,major capability development programmes,and innovation,research and experimentation activity. The TaMS will deliver the test delivery components necessary to deliver the outcomes required this includes: (i) The Testing service will manage,maintain and configure the testing capability on behalf of the Authority and deliver the test outcomes to the Authority's customer base which includes all Front Line Commands, Defence organisations and their suppliers. The TaMS will provide specialist advice and support to deliver testing throughout Customers project/programme lifecycles. The service provided will operate at different security classifications up to and including Top Secret. Utilising different technologies and systems using the suppliers service expertise and skills. The service provider will employ the provided connectivity,tooling and application. The service will require the provision of off-site testing,where equipment and expertise can be deployed to customers' locations for defined periods. (ii) The TaMS provider will be responsible to the Authority for delivering a service that will constantly seek to improve the quality of their resources,skills,systems and processes that the testing and management services provided to the customers are maintained and improved. Further details on the requirement can be found within the TaMS Supplier Prospectus held within the Defence Sourcing Portal. Security The Cyber Risk Profile for TaMS is HIGH. In order to be able to bid, a supplier must meet the requirements applicable to the handling of sensitive and classified information, including information classified to the level Top Secret,as the procurement has an exemption applied under Regulation 7(1)(a) of the DSPCR, in conjunction with Regulation 6(3A)(a) of the DSPCR. A contract will not be awarded in respect of this procurement for the provision of TaMS unless the successful supplier's contracting entity is: (a) registered and operating in the UK;and (b) an entity with at least 50% of its directors (or equivalent) who are both UK nationals and residents in the UK. The successful supplier would be required to be Facility Security Clearance (FSC) (previously known as List X) accredited by the anticipated date of award of the TaMS contract (and failure to achieve FSC accreditation may result in the supplier being ineligible for contract award). Further details on the security conditions can be found in section 2 of the PQQ and the Security Aspects Letter within DSP.