Scope
Description
The initial 15-month trial, commencing Nov 2025, will see the Agentic AI solution deployed within the RN's digital environment, leveraging Navy Digital and NDH(D) infrastructure. The trial will focus on a defined user group, with the system integrated into existing RN workflows and digital systems. The solution must be modular and designed for potential future integration with wider Defence digital capabilities, supporting the Navy's digital transformation agenda and the Maritime Digital Backbone. The objective is to ensure that, by the end of the trial, RN personnel are operationally competent and able to evaluate the system's suitability for potential future adoption, with self-sufficiency objectives only relevant if the system is retained post-trial. The solution must be compatible with Defence Digital standards, MODNET and NDH(D) architectures , and must retain MOD intellectual property, avoid vendor lock-in, and be open architecture and G-Cloud compliant. The trial will cover approximately 25-50 personnel, and will include onboarding (technical and users), user training, software and technical support, and compatibility with JIRA or provision of update pointers.
Contract 1
Supplier
Contract value
- £111,734 excluding VAT
- £134,080 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
18 November 2025
Contract dates
- 18 November 2025 to 17 February 2027
- 1 year, 3 months
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 72222300 - Information technology services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Supplier
Frontera Holding Company Ltd
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWXZ-5795-VBPG
3rd Floor, 1 Ashley Road
Altrincham
WA14 2DT
United Kingdom
Email: rachel@frontera.ai
Region: UKD34 - Greater Manchester South West
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1
Contracting authority
Ministry of Defence
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island
Portsmouth
PO2 8BY
United Kingdom
Email: kirsty.mclean113@mod.gov.uk
Website: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
Region: UKJ31 - Portsmouth
Organisation type: Public authority - central government