Planning

Application Development & Support

  • Defence Equipment and Support

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-022725

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0516f4 (view related notices)

Published 19 May 2025, 2:56pm



Scope

Reference

712050456

Description

Protect Delivery Team within Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is preparing to initiate a competitive flexible procurement for a contract for software development and support for the following:

- Development and continued availability of an application store.

- Development and delivery of multiple Android applications (apps) and integration onto the application store. Applications may be standalone or used to monitor information from in-service sensors and/or equipment.

- Integration of commercial off the shelf (COTS) applications onto the application store.

The suppliers will be required to support DE&S with rapid, insightful, and cost-effective decisions to ensure the sustainment of the UK defence operations.

Total value (estimated)

  • £10,800,000 excluding VAT
  • £13,600,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2030
  • Possible extension to 30 June 2034
  • 8 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 72231000 - Development of software for military applications
  • 72212517 - IT software development services
  • 72212000 - Programming services of application software
  • 72212983 - Development software development services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

1 July 2024

The engagement was carried out before this notice was published.

Engagement process description

Please note Preliminary Market Engagement was previously conducted (in 2024) in the form of a request of supplier briefs, in an aim to identify the level of industry interest, gain feedback to further inform our requirement and understand what method industry deem most suitable for the delivery and running of this contract once awarded. This was requested via PIN reference 2024-041728 https://www.findtender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018376-2024


Participation

Particular suitability

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

30 June 2025


Procedure

Special regime

Defence and security


Contracting authority

Defence Equipment and Support

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVRL-5831-GLMM

MOD Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

United Kingdom

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - central government