Planning

Secure Software Onboarding and Deployment Enablement RFI

  • Ministry of Defence

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-016728

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-065ba5

Published 25 February 2026, 9:25am



Scope

Description

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is exploring solutions to improve the end-to-end process to onboard, deploy, update/patch, and offboard software suppliers and their applications. Key objectives include:

- Reducing manual effort in assurance and operational processes.

- Strengthening default security controls.

- Enhancing multi-tenant separation.

- Increasing repeatability and speed of delivery.

We are particularly interested in solutions that integrate seamlessly into broader environments, with a focus on inputs/outputs, interfaces, standards, evidence generation, and operational workflows.

If your organisaiton seeks to respond to this request for information, please request the RFI document from adam.simmons111@mod.gov.uk

Total value (estimated)

  • £0 excluding VAT
  • £0 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 1 April 2027
  • 1 year, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 72254000 - Software testing

Engagement

Engagement deadline

6 March 2026

Engagement process description

Request for Information as per instructions in the document. This can be request from adam.simmons111@mod.gov.uk


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

7 March 2026


Contracting authority

Ministry of Defence

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

MOD Whitehall

London

SW1A 2HB

United Kingdom

Region: UKI32 - Westminster

Organisation type: Public authority - central government