Notice Information
Notice Title
Technical Support for NATO Standardisation of Message Text Formats (MTF) & IRIS Management
Notice Description
Technical Support for NATO Standardisation of Message Text Formats (MTF) & IRIS Management
Lot Information
Lot 1
Technical Support for NATO Standardisation of Message Text Formats (MTF) & IRIS Management
Procurement Information
No other supplier other than Systematic Software Engineering Ltd has the relevant technical knowledge and networks of influence to undertake the requirement at a level sufficient to provide the capability with no interruption and at the level that continues to ensure the UK holds a primary role in leading NATO MTF development/delivery. The absence of this domain would have a serious impact on reputation and MOD's ability to carry-out MTF changes required for interoperability between national tactical planning systems and NATO message handling systems. A new supplier would not hold the technical expertise needed to deliver the requirement without creating a significant capability gap.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04dc3d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003981-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
72224100 - System implementation planning services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £1,055,642 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 6 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Feb 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- peter.jones247@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
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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