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AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE EXTENT AND SCOPE OF THE PROBLEM ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT OF SOFTWARE
Historical: no longer open for bids.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £131,037Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- Tue 24 May 2016A deadline does not apply to this historical notice. The source records Tue 24 May 2016, which is not an open deadline.
- Published
- 23 May 2016
- Region
- South West
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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DE&S are responsible for many systems that are software-dependent, i.e. without the software they cannot deliver their capability. Additionally, DE&S acquire and sustain many systems that have a software component. Some of the systems are software-intensive where software essentially influences the design, construction, deployment and evolution of the system as a whole. By this definition, any system is dependent on software.
It is estimated that over 80% of all new projects brought into core within MOD are heavily reliant on software to enable their overall functionality. The MOD through DE&S spends in excess of £1bn per annum on software systems that are critical to capability delivery. While there are some published studies, there are additionally many more anecdotal accounts of others, and the true extent, nature and cost of software issues is an unknown. The US DOD has undertaken some historical investigation into the costs associated with software within their acquisition process. To date the MOD has no quantitative information that describes the extent of the issue that software is causing across the MOD software engineering lifecycle. Therefore it is necessary that MOD undertakes a comprehensive assessment of software failures, liabilities and consequences including costs, in terms of resources to the MOD in order to invest in risk reduction measures.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 72000000 72200000
- 72260000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 23 May 2016Contract notice
Contract notice published 23 May 2016.
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05/ Limits
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- Only one release is held, so there is no change history.
06/ Questions
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- f6b22b77-086e-4cfc-b442-bbeaacdb9fbc
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- Stage
- contract · Contract
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- Tue 7 Apr 2026, 13:19 BST
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