Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
London
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority
one.5) Main activity
Defence
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Pj MCBRIDE - Operational Capability Demonstrator
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 72000000 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
This Operational Capability Demonstrator will build and further develop the firm base analytical and fusion system, as well as provide the right connections to allow for data to flow to a deployed system.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £2,765,902.66
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Operational Capability Demonstrator will build and further develop the firm base analytical and fusion system, as well as provide the right connections to allow for data to flow to a deployed system.
Please follow the below link for access to the redacted contract:
https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60374
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
1x option for extension
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This contract was competitively let using the G-Cloud 14 framework agreement (RM1557.14). A technical and commercial evaluation was completed on the keyword search function with filters. This led to the shortlisted suppliers service offerings being assessed to meet the requirements. This process is further described under the G-Cloud 14 Crown Commercial Service policy and guidance.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
715589454
Title
McBride Operational Capability Demonstrator
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
1 July 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Atos IT Services UK Limited
London
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £2,765,902.66
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This contract is a call-off that was competitively let via CCS G-Cloud 14 Framework (RM1557.14).
A technical and commercial evaluation was completed on the keyword search function with filters. This led to the shortlisted suppliers service offerings being assessed to meet the requirements. This process is further described under the G-Cloud 14 Crown Commercial Service policy and guidance.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Defence Digital
Corsham
Country
United Kingdom