Public procurement notice: Prior Information Notice Without Call For Competition
Published: 2016-11-29
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, Combat Air, UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS) Project Team
Country: UK
Region: UNITED KINGDOM
Contract type: Services
CPV classification: 75220000: Civil defence services
Estimated value: 750000000 GBP

Technical requirements: The UK Military Flight Training Systems Project Team (UKMFTS PT) is currently developing the requirement and scope of the Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme.
The ASDOT programme is to meet the air support requirements across the Air, Navy, Army and Joint Forces Commands from 2020, progressively replacing existing contracted and military service provision as these programmes expire or reach their planned out of service date.
Under current planning assumptions ASDOT will be delivered in 2 incremental phases — Phase 1 will be introduced from 2020 for 15 years and the estimated value is approximately 750 000 000 GBP. Phase 2 could add another 300 000 000 - 500 000 000 GBP over the following 8 years. The contents of the phases will depend upon the offered solutions.
The scope of the ASDOT programme currently covers provision of live flying assets to meet the following training requirements:
Under current plans, the MOD proposes to launch a competition for this requirement in Q1 2017 leading to contract award in January 2019. In order to provide an opportunity for interested parties from Industry to learn more about the ASDOT requirement from the UKMFTS PT before the start of the competitive process, an Industry Day is to be held at Defence Academy, Shrivenham on 5.1.2017 at 9:30. This will build upon the earlier market engagement undertaken by the MOD and the Niteworks Partnership during this calendar year. The aim of the Industry Day is to: facilitate supply chain contacts, encourage discussion /feedback on the deliverables, and encourage feedback on complex / long lead time issues, There will be a number of presentations from key MOD stakeholders involved in the ASDOT programme and they intend to brief attendees on a range of topics. The headings for the presentations will be:
The Industry Day will also provide an excellent networking opportunity for Industry participants seeking potential partners with whom to collaborate on ASDOT.
Please email DESUKMFTS-ASDOT-Cmrcl-Industry@mod.uk to register your intention to attend before 19.12.2016 and joining details will be returned for completion. Please note a maximum of 3 individuals per company will be permitted to register.
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Advertising Regime OJEU:- This contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence Contracts Bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk GO Reference: GO-20161125-DCB-9158211.