Business and management consultancy and related services. In 2012 DE&S instigated a project to define a strategy to create a transformation in the way defence manages it's inventory. The Inventory Management Strategy (IMS) was produced during the Summer of 2012 and signed off by the DE&S board. In November initial implementation of the strategy began as the Inventory Management Transformation project, and is scheduled to run until the end of June 2013. These phases known as Ph1 and Ph2 were both conducted with technical support provided by specialist external providers. External technical support for the next stage (Ph3) of the transformation, which will run from July 2013 to June 2015, is also required.
The project has a remit to deliver change across all aspects of the DE&S inventory processes. This includes the entire end to end planning process, building a detailed picture, both current and planned future state, and then developing plans for what quantities of what products are best stored at which echelon within the supply chain. and how surplus items are disposed of most effectively. The project also has reach and influence into a wider range of activities within DE&S including financial processes, IT system developments, data management, organisation design and commercial processes.
The project has already delivered a high degree of success in reducing the amount the organisation spends on inventory and is in the process of extending its focus to tackle the inventory stockpiles and structural change that is required to create business processes, behaviours, systems and capabilities to ensure that success is properly embedded in the organisation. The changes delivered will underpin the future vision which will be capable of operating in both the current environment and the future environment that may develop as a result of the potential outsourcing of Logistics Commodities and Support activities (under the LCS(T) project) and the creation of the future DE&S operating model under the Material Strategy whether this be a GoCo or a DE&S+ model
This competition is to select a Specialist Contractor for the period July 2013 to June 2015. The contract is to provide for a maximum volume of man day support across a range of technical disciplines including but not limited to, supply chain, procurement, accounting, data management and information systems. In addition to technical support, DE&S will also utilise MOD employees (both civilian and military) and industry SMEs within the project team and the technical support provider will be expected to work seamlessly with these other resources.
The technical support provider will be selected on an 80/20 basis between demonstrable technical capability and their commercial proposition.
The Authority stresses that there is no guarantee of any award of Contract and this particular requirement remains subject to the Department's internal technical and financial approvals process.
The Authority intends to invite a minimum of 5 + maximum of 6 Companies by way of PQQ and Tender exercise.
In the event no Contract is placed prospective suppliers will not be entitled to any bid cost reimbursement as the decision to be involved in the Competition is entirely at the prospective bidders own risk. The decision on whether to place a Contract is subject to the Authority's internal approval process.