Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Ministry of Defence
London
UK
E-mail: daniel.hicks113@mod.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
I.5) Main activity
Defence
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Pj MCBRIDE - Operational Capability Demonstrator
II.1.2) Main CPV code
72000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
2 765 902.66
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI
II.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
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
1x option for extension
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
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.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 715589454
Title: McBride Operational Capability Demonstrator
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
01/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Atos IT Services UK Limited
London
UK
NUTS: UKI
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 2 765 902.66
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.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.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Defence Digital
Corsham
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
10/10/2025