Notice Information
Notice Title
Lessons
Notice Description
Integrated Warfare Centre (IWC) requires a suitable Contractor to provide professional services support in the form of 8 full time personnel working across the Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (CSOC, formerly UK STRATCOM) footprint, within the following Departments; IWC, Analysis and Assurance (A&A) Team, Military Strategic Headquarters (MSHQ), Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ), jHUB and the Defence Experimentation and Wargaming Hub (DEWH). Lessons Contractors will be responsible for collecting, analysing, actioning, implementing and validating lessons from UK Defence operations and exercises, wargaming events, experimentation, and innovation activities. This will be conducted in accordance with relevant Defence Lessons Policies, which will be shared with Lessons Contractors during an initial mobilisation period, and using tools, primarily the Defence Lessons Identified Management System (DLIMS). This Contract Award Notice is for the award of a public contract through an Open Procedure in accordance with the Competitive Tendering Procedures under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA2023). In accordance with Section 7, the requirement falls within the Defence and Security Requirement derogations (e), (f) and (g) for the goods, services or works for military purposes, and services that are otherwise relevant to the operational capability, effectiveness, readiness for action, safety or security of the armed forces. Therefore, the relevant provisions of the PA 2023 relating to Defence and Security contracts are applicable. The Lessons Contract will initially be for two (2) years at a cost of PS3,048,269.71 ex VAT. If the two (2) proposed option years are taken (on a 1 year + 1 year basis), subject to affordability and approval, this may take the value to PS6,531,793.57 ex VAT. The second option year is subject to indexation in accordance with the formula outlined within the Invitation to Tender (ITT). This will be a Service based Contract, with a security classification of up to and including SECRET. Further security requirements were detailed during the tender process as part of ITT. The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Risk Assessment is High (Reference - RAR 250605A01) TUPE provisions were outlined within the ITT. A UK1 Pipeline notice was published under Notice Reference 2025/S 000-026958. A UK4 Tender notice was published under Notice Reference 2025/S 000-034026.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Two Optional Extension Years are included and may be invoked on Authority request on a one year plus one year basis.(1+1)
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05247d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080462-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
80 - Education and training services
-
- CPV Codes
79994000 - Contract administration services
80511000 - Staff training services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £8,440,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £8,440,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £6,531,793 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 Dec 20252 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Jul 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 6 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 8 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 7 Feb 2026 - 6 Feb 2028 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- ukstratcom-comrcl-jfd@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SHRIVENHAM
- Postcode
- SN6 8LA
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ14 Oxfordshire CC
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Electoral Ward
- Watchfield & Shrivenham
- Westminster Constituency
- Witney
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080462-2025
8th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034026-2025
20th June 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026958-2025
23rd May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender -
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