Notice Information
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.
Notice Details
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
Buyer & Supplier
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
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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