PRIOR INFORMATION NOTICE FOR CONTRACT IN THE FIELD OF DEFENCE AND SECURITY - OFFICIAL JOURNAL

Section I: Contracting Authority / Entity

I.1)

Name, Address and Contact Point(s)

I.2)

Type of contracting Authority and Main Activity or Activities

Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local sub-divisions National or federal agency/Office Regional or local Authority Regional or local Agency/Office Body governed by public law European Institution/Agency or International Organisation

General public services Defence Public order and safety Environment Economic and financial affairs Health Housing and community amenities Social protection Recreation, culture and religion Education

Section II: Object of the Contract

II.1)

Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority/entity

Land Integrated Operating Service (LIOS) PIN 3

II.2)

Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance

II.3)

This notice involves a framework agreement

II.4)

Short description of nature and scope of works or nature and quantity or value of supplies or services

The LIOS programme delivers the most radical transformation in two decades by introducing the opportunity for a different model for through-life support arrangements. It will support the acceleration and modernisation of the Army to become more agile, more integrated, and more expeditionary in line with Defence and Security Industrial Strategy and Land Industrial Strategy.

Specifically targeting the MoD's support contracts, it broadly seeks better equipment availability and readiness (upkeep), maintained, or improved technical performance through life (regular updates), and a more routine and deliverable programme of capability upgrades.

Following the LIOS market engagement conducted under the PINs published in December 2021 and May 2023, LIOS is now commencing a third round of market engagement which shall focus on discussing and testing the ‘LIOS Concept’. It is envisaged that this engagement will begin in October 2024.

II.5)

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

II.6)

Scheduled date for start of award procedures and duration of the contract

II.7)

Additional information

Please see Contracts Finder attachment at the link below for full details of PIN 3:

https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/00828899-83f9-45e7-9e24-97a4872ab595

Please Note: The closing date for PIN 3 is Friday 4 Oct 2024

Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial and Technical Information

III.1)

Conditions relating to the contract

III.1.1)

Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them

III.2)

Conditions for participation

III.2.1)

Reserved contracts

Section VI: Complementary Information

VI.1)

Contract related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds

VI.2)

Additional information

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.

VI.3)

Information on general regulatory framework

VI.4)

Date of dispatch of this notice