Award

Navy Digital and Data Portfolio and Support Service

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

29 May 2025 at 15:16

Tender

13 Nov 2024 at 17:07

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence, headquartered in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, has successfully completed the procurement process for the "Navy Digital and Data Portfolio and Support Service." The procurement falls under the Information Technology Services category and utilises a restricted procedure under PCR 2015. The contract was awarded on 29 May 2025 to Frazer-Nash Consultancy Ltd, based in Leatherhead, UK, and is valued at £12,125,960. The purpose of this tender is to provide support services essential for managing the Royal Navy's digital portfolio, ensuring efficient service delivery aligned with operational needs. Prior to the contract award, a pre-qualification questionnaire phase was conducted from 13 November to 12 December 2024.

This contract presents substantial opportunities for growth for businesses specialising in IT services, project management, and business consultancy services. The procurement process involved rigorous quality criteria, indicating a preference for businesses with robust strategies for resource management, performance management, and continuous improvement. Companies that can foster effective collaboration with government agencies and contribute to creating diverse supply chains, while also addressing social value aspects such as environmental protection and inequality in skill and pay, would find their propositions particularly well-suited for this tender. The possibility of contract extensions underlines the potential for long-term business relationships within the defence sector.

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Notice Title

Navy Digital and Data Portfolio and Support Service

Notice Description

This is a Contract Award Notice to advise that a contract has been awarded following a Restricted Competition under the PCR 2015 regulations.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Navy Digital (ND) requires a support service to ensure effective planning, management, budget allocation, delivery and, decision making across the Digital portfolio to deliver Digital services and capabilities to the Royal Navy (RN) in support of Operational outputs and Business as Usual (BAU) in line with the Digital and Data (DD) plan.

Options: 1 year + 1 year options to extend the contract for the same services

Renewal: Any need for procurement renewal will be considered by the Authority in due course.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b645
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028579-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

75 - Administration, defence and social security services

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security


CPV Codes

72221000 - Business analysis consultancy services

72222300 - Information technology services

75112100 - Administrative development project services

79411100 - Business development consultancy services

79412000 - Financial management consultancy services

79421200 - Project-design services other than for construction work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£14,234,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£12,125,960 £10M-£100M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 May 20258 months ago
Submission Deadline
12 Dec 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
28 May 20259 months ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
isabel.king107@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
PORTSMOUTH
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Not specified
Country
Not specified

Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
TLJ31 Portsmouth

Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY

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