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PICASSO Client Side Support ICT Contract

M O D Corsham

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25 Sep 2026 at 15:45

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Summary of the contracting process

MOD Corsham bought technical client-side support for the PICASSO programme’s IMaGE team, supporting the Category A Programme’s assured geospatial intelligence services. The work covers designing and implementing solutions, shaping the commercial strategy for future live-service delivery, and embedding agile working through the Scaled Agile Framework. The programme’s services support Defence activity including understanding, planning, navigation and targeting, across approximately 70 systems and services that require ongoing modernisation. This is specialist ICT and programme support for defence geospatial intelligence, rather than a general-purpose IT supply. The delivery location is in the South West of England, with MOD Corsham the buying organisation.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded to CGI IT UK Ltd. It was run as a selective call-off from a framework agreement. The tender deadline was 22 May 2026; the award was made on 27 August 2026. The awarded contract value is £3,461,183.64. The contract period runs from 26 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. The tender’s stated estimated value was also £3,461,183.64. The contracting information identifies no lots, so the award relates to the overall requirement. The process description sets out the service requirement and delivery approach, but gives no evaluation criteria; no evaluation basis can therefore be reported.

For a future requirement of this kind, a credible supplier would need to combine technical client-side support with the ability to design and implement solutions for a defence geospatial intelligence environment. Experience supporting complex, interconnected systems and live services would be directly relevant, particularly where services must be continually upgraded to meet changing Defence needs. The work also calls for commercial capability: the team must help develop a strategy for future live-service delivery, not just provide technical advice. Demonstrable experience embedding agile methods using the Scaled Agile Framework would be pertinent. This is a substantial, specialist defence programme requirement, and the selected supplier is a large IT services provider; competitors would need to show suitable scale and relevant delivery experience.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

PICASSO Client Side Support ICT Contract

Notice Description

The Category A Programme enables the production, exploitation, and dissemination of assured geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) information and services, across approx. 70 systems and services. Defence relies on these services to understand, plan, navigate and target. These systems and associated live services require continual upgrade and modernisation to meet evolving Defence requirements. The PICASSO programmes IMaGE team require technical client-side support, to design and implement solutions; execute commercial strategy for future delivery of Live Services and embed agile delivery methods via the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe(r)).

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-b5fd17-e7b45ef0-ed7a-4a3b-9fbb-e12ee1df85e0
Publication Source
Contracts Finder
Latest Notice
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/e2b15b33-1168-4c9e-be8e-17a3c0bc15a6
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Call-off from a framework agreement
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

CPV Codes

75000000 - Administration, defence and social security services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,461,183 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£3,461,183 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
26 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
M O D Corsham
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CORSHAM
Postcode
SN13 9NR
Postcode Area
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK72 Wiltshire
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Wiltshire
Electoral Ward
Corsham Without
Westminster Constituency
Chippenham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CGI IT UK Limited

Further Information

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