Scope
Reference
TISE3148
Description
This procurement opportunity is for a Single Lot Contract to deliver and manage the NSSR Programme across a range of Themes, including Programme Management Office, Cyber Security, Standards and Characterisation, Canine Detection, Resilience and Behavioural Science.
The Contract is expected to include 90 Requirements over a 4-year period with an estimated total value of £16m.
The supplier may be a single entity, consortium, or partnership with further information provided in the procurement documents.
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Contract 1. National Security, Science and Research (NSSR) Successor Contract
Supplier
Contract value
- £16,000,000 excluding VAT
- £19,200,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Award decision date
21 November 2025
Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers
21 November 2025
Standstill period
- End: 3 December 2025
- 8 working days
Earliest date the contract will be signed
8 December 2025
Contract dates (estimated)
- 15 December 2025 to 1 April 2030
- Possible extension to 1 April 2031
- 5 years, 3 months, 18 days
Description of possible extension:
The contract has provision to extend for 12 months.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 72224000 - Project management consultancy services
- 72226000 - System software acceptance testing consultancy services
- 72227000 - Software integration consultancy services
- 72228000 - Hardware integration consultancy services
- 72246000 - Systems consultancy services
- 72266000 - Software consultancy services
- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 73200000 - Research and development consultancy services
- 79400000 - Business and management consultancy and related services
- 79418000 - Procurement consultancy services
- 73400000 - Research and Development services on security and defence materials
- 73431000 - Test and evaluation of security equipment
- 72212132 - Aviation test software development services
- 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Information about tenders
- 3 tenders received
- 3 tenders assessed in the final stage:
- 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
- 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
- 1 supplier awarded contracts
- 2 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)
Unsuccessful suppliers
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Suppliers
Capgemini UK PLC
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PDLY-8986-RMHM
95 Queen Victoria Street
London
EC4V 4HN
United Kingdom
Region: UKI31 - Camden and City of London
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVXN-4166-QPYR
Hill Park Court, Springfield Drive,
Surrey, England,
KT22 7NL
United Kingdom
Region: UKJ26 - East Surrey
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
PA Consulting Ltd
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PNTG-1767-GXBV
10 Bressenden Place
London
SW1E 5DH
United Kingdom
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Supported employment provider: No
Public service mutual: No
Associated people/organisations:
JACOBS U.K. LIMITED
QinetiQ Ltd
Iconal Technology Ltd
TNO, Netherlands Organisation for applied scientific research
Promethius Policing Services
Contract 1. National Security, Science and Research (NSSR) Successor Contract
Contracting authority
Department for Transport
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLTC-5358-LTWZ
Great Minster House, 33 Horseferry Road
London
SW1P 4DR
United Kingdom
Email: dftc.procurement@dft.gov.uk
Region: UKI32 - Westminster
Organisation type: Public authority - central government