Scope
Description
Defence Digital, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a Enterprise Agreement Lite to Jane’s Group UK Limited (Janes) for the supply of software licenses to access Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) databases, taxonomies and analysis. The Enterprise Lite Agreement will act as a contracting mechanism to facilitate the purchase of software licenses for a period of 3 years.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £17,500,000 excluding VAT
- £21,000,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Earliest date the contract will be signed
18 March 2026
Contract dates (estimated)
- 19 March 2026 to 18 March 2029
- 3 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 79980000 - Subscription services
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Direct award
Special regime
Defence and security
Direct award justification
Switching to direct award
- Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
- Single Supplier – technical reasons
It is considered that this contract can be awarded under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justifications specified in Paragraphs 5 (single supplier - intellectual property rights) and Paragraph 6 (single supplier - technical reasons) of Schedule 5 apply.
This is because Janes provide the world’s only comprehensive, unclassified, and up-to-date technical intelligence on military equipment across air, sea, land, and space domains. Janes is the sole owner and licensor of its proprietary OSINT databases, methodologies and taxonomies. There are no reasonable alternatives.
Supplier
Janes Group UK Limited
- Companies House: 12199785
69 Park Lane
Croydon
CR01JD
United Kingdom
Email: customer.care@janes.com
Region: UKI62 - Croydon
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Ministry of Defence
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Ministry of Defence Main Building, Horse Guards Avenue
London
SW1A 2HB
United Kingdom
Email: Nadia.Wheeler106@mod.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government