Defence Freight Movements Service (DFMS)

The Defence Freight Movements Service is being delivered as part of the wider Business Modernisation for Support (BMfS) Programme, itself part of a wider Support Transformation portfolio of change within Defence.

BMfS is part of Support Transformation, an ambitious portfolio of change programmes improving the way Support is delivered to the frontline, and all those working within Defence Support, within Strategic Command.

BMfS is at the heart of achieving Support Advantage; streamlining business processes so they are enabled by the minimum number of information services, ensuring they are current, resilient and can seamlessly interact to create a better user experience and provide information advantage.

BMfS will transform Support business processes by introducing new digital services aligned to industry best practice.

The transformed IS will provide a digitally intelligent, integrated service that will embed modern ways of working into Defence while providing better access to data to enhance Support Decision making.

The Authority creating a requirement for an affordable pan-Defence Freight Movement Service (DFMS) capability, providing a secure, intuitive, and easily accessible service to plan, task, control and execute the movement of Equipment and Materiel through the Defence Support Chain.

Scalable, upgradeable, and easy to learn, the DFMS must be usable in all global workplace settings and be effective regardless of network connectivity.

Data generated by the DFMS must be standardized, coherent, available and support full interoperability with Industry, Partners Across Government, and Coalition Forces in support of true End-to-End Movement Capability and to support Operations, Readiness and Training.

The DFMS Briefing Pack, Question Set and Pricing Template can be found in the Opportunity Listing: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=56125.

Responses should be sent to Ryan.Miller731@mod.gov.uk by 17:00 on 02 June 2023.

Information Requested Disclaimer: The information contained within this RFI is requested to inform a potential future procurement strategy.

No formal procurement process has been launched.

Any resulting procurement will be conducted competitively, and all information provided in response to this RFI will be held in confidence.

You must not take this Request for Information to mean confirmation that the Authority shall launch a procurement or award a contract for this requirement.

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Accordingly, any expenditure, work or effort undertaken before contract award is a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers.