Pipeline

HECTOR 2

  • Ministry of Defence

UK1: Pipeline notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-030368

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0543e6

Published 5 June 2025, 4:24pm



Scope

Description

Air Command has an ongoing requirement to ensure that Evidence Based Decision Making (EBDM) leads their thinking and directs future capability identification and subsequent exploitation. To achieve this, analysis of the current digital landscape and identification of opportunities and current issues is needed.

The RCO Air Information Experimentation (AIX) Division is tasked with analysing technology trends, emerging capabilities, and providing information-based understanding through demonstration, experimentation, Data Science, Analytical studies, and technology investigation.

Total value (estimated)

  • £40,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £50,000,000 including VAT

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2032
  • Possible extension to 30 March 2035
  • 7 years, 11 months, 30 days

Main category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 73100000 - Research and experimental development services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

2 March 2026


Procedure

Above or below total value threshold

Above or equal to threshold


Contracting authority

Ministry of Defence

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Nimrod Bld, 3 site

RAF High Wycombe

HP144UE

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - central government