Tender

Commercial X Dynamic Market Industry Pack

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

TenderUpdate

14 Mar 2025 at 12:09

Planning

28 Jan 2025 at 16:42

Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence is inviting businesses to participate in the Commercial X Dynamic Market Industry Pack. This tender falls under the 'Research consultancy services' category and pertains to the defence sector, specifically targeting dynamic market establishment. The engagement follows an industry session held on 27 February 2025, with a detailed information pack now available on the Defence Sourcing Portal. Key dates include 20 February 2025 for registration interest and 27 February 2025 for market engagement. The procurement stage is the tender update phase, emphasising new opportunities and detailed guidelines for market engagement.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in various sectors such as innovative hardware, software, intelligence, experimentation services, unmanned systems, and military technologies. The dynamic market aims to create a competitive ecosystem with a low barrier to entry, encouraging participation from Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). By entering this market, businesses can benefit from flexible routes to market, scaling of products, and continuous development. Companies with expertise in networks, component testing, research and development, and cybersecurity will find this tender particularly well-suited to their capabilities. Engaging in this tender can help businesses enhance their market presence and leverage government contracts to drive innovation.

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Notice Title

Commercial X Dynamic Market Industry Pack

Notice Description

Further to the industry engagement session held on the 27 Feb 25 we would like to draw your attention to the industry pack which has been published as a Defence Opportunity on the Defence Sourcing Portal (https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/ogc-host/public/mod/web/login.html) The pack includes: 1. The slidepack presented at the industry day 2. The transcript of the industry day 3. The proposed categories and guidelines for the Dynamic Market 4. Questions & Answers pack, including insights. Please click 'view DSP opportunities' and search for 'Commercial X'.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The top categories identified at this stage are as follows with a brief description. 1. Hardware - Innovative hardware or hardware for IT or digital purposes 2. Hardware / Software - Innovative or digital software and hardware where these are delivered as a package 3. Software - The collection of instructions, programs, or data used by computers to perform specific tasks or operations. It is intangible and works in conjunction with hardware to enable functionality, user interaction, and automation of processes. 4. Intelligence / Experimentation / Innovation Services - Intelligence is the capacity to effectively gather, analyse, and apply knowledge and insights to develop creative solutions, enhance decision-making, and improve service delivery for clients. This involves continuously updating information about industry trends and client needs, utilising analytical thinking to identify opportunities, and fostering collaboration to generate innovative ideas that respond to changing market conditions. Experimentation services involve designing, conducting, and analysing experiments to test hypotheses, validate ideas, or evaluate processes, products, services. These services are used to explore innovative solutions, optimise performance, or reduce risks before full-scale implementation. Innovation is the process of creating, developing, or improving products, services, processes, or business models to generate value. It involves the practical implementation of new ideas to solve problems, meet needs, or exploit opportunities, often leading to significant advancements in efficiency, quality, or user experience. 5. Unmanned Air / Sea / Land Systems - Autonomous systems deployed & utilised within the air, sea, land and space environments 6. Military Technologies - Military technologies, communications, intelligence, weapons, equipment, structures & vehicles used within the Space, Land, Sea and Air environments 7. Networks - complex, secure, and highly controlled systems designed to facilitate communication, data sharing, and the operation of defence technologies. These networks are often critical to national security and must be optimized to handle sensitive data and support military operations while maintaining confidentiality, integrity, and availability. 8. Component Testing and Evaluation - involves testing individual parts or components prior to integration into larger systems, with a particular focus on innovative and / or digital systems. 9. Research and Development - creation of new products, technologies or processes, or improving existing ones, with a view to testing, scaling and improving the outcomes. 10. Infrastructure - Physical and virtual structures, including technological infrastructure, enabling daily functions with a view for identifying efficiencies 11. Technical Feasibility Studies - Assessing and evaluating projects, problem statements, solutions and implementation 12. Cyber - Cyber defence capabilities Additional information: Invitation to the event will be by request. To register your interest in attending, you must complete this form https://forms.microsoft.com/e/6qMVjSyD4i no later than 18:00 on 20 Feb 25. At this point the form will close and no additional participants will be accepted. Due to capacity limitations, this engagement will be limited to one person per company.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d6de
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009409-2025
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

32 - Radio, television, communication, telecommunication and related equipment

35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

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

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

75 - Administration, defence and social security services


CPV Codes

32400000 - Networks

35512400 - Unmanned underwater vehicles

35613000 - Unmanned aerial vehicles

35613100 - Unmanned combat aerial vehicles

35720000 - Intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance

44316400 - Hardware

71241000 - Feasibility study, advisory service, analysis

72212220 - Internet and intranet software development services

73100000 - Research and experimental development services

73120000 - Experimental development services

73210000 - Research consultancy services

73430000 - Test and evaluation

75221000 - Military defence services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Mar 202511 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
29 Apr 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planned
Lots Status
Planned
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
josiah.mayled101@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
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
TLI London

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

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