Planning

Core Applications and Management Service (CAMS) - UK2

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Planning

10 Feb 2026 at 16:10

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

21 Jan 2026 at 10:23

UK1 - Pipeline Notice
Planning

20 Jan 2026 at 17:00

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence is initiating a procurement process for the Core Applications and Management Service (CAMS) aimed at acquiring a suite of operational Control Room, Crime, and Intelligence reporting applications to be hosted within the MOD Cloud. The procurement, classified under defence and security services, is currently in the planning stage, with an industry engagement day having been conducted on 28 January 2026 to provide potential suppliers with insights into the project. This procurement process involves a significant budget, with a gross amount of £37,344,000, and is due to commence on 2 November 2026, running until 1 November 2033. The engagement day and additional resources are accessible online, helping to ensure transparency and fair competition among interested suppliers. The procurement's geographical focus is within the UK, with the Ministry of Defence headquartered in Corsham, UK.

This opportunity offers substantial growth prospects for businesses specialising in command, control, communication systems, information technology requirements review, and various software support and implementation services. The procurement process is open to a wide range of businesses, including SMEs, ensuring diverse participation and fostering potential collaborations or partnerships. The focus on an inclusive procurement process, supported by resources from the industry engagement event, aims to break down barriers to entry, allowing businesses with capabilities in operational service management, software configuration, and supply services to effectively compete. With significant budget allocation and a long-term contract period, this tender represents a strategic growth opportunity for qualified businesses within the technology and defence sectors.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Core Applications and Management Service (CAMS) - UK2

Notice Description

The Ministry of Defence Police (MDP) is seeking to procure a replacement suite of operational Control Room and, Crime and Intelligence reporting applications to be hosted within the MOD Cloud hosting environment. The requirement includes integration into the Ministry of Defence Service Management Framework (SMF) to deliver operational service management for the operational control room and, crime and intelligence reporting applications.

Planning Information

An Industry Engagement Day for the Core Applications and Management Service (CAMS) RFI was held on 28 January 2026 via Microsoft Teams. The purpose of the event was to provide an overview of the requirement and give potential suppliers an opportunity to ask questions. For transparency and to support all suppliers in preparing their responses, the presentation slides, event transcript, and Q&A from the session are now available at the following link: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60690 Defence Digital has also published the recording of the Industry Day. The session provides valuable insight into the programme’s objectives, timelines, and approach, helping to break down barriers to entry and ensure all interested suppliers—large or small—have equal access to the information shared on the day. By making this recording openly available, we’re committed to enabling a broader and more diverse market to contribute to shaping CAMS and to ensuring an inclusive and fair procurement process. The Industry Day recording can be found here: https://youtu.be/OQqN3QlPXFw As requested during the event, we have also created a Supplier Register, which enables suppliers to view the contact details of those who attended and may support collaboration / partnerships for this RFI; this can be accessed via the following link: https://forms.office.com/e/UDBxdyQKJN

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-060a71
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012084-2026
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

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

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

CPV Codes

35711000 - Command, control, communication systems

72223000 - Information technology requirements review services

72253200 - Systems support services

72261000 - Software support services

72263000 - Software implementation services

72265000 - Software configuration services

72268000 - Software supply services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£31,120,000 £10M-£100M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
10 Feb 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
1 Jul 20265 months to go
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
2 Nov 2026 - 1 Nov 2033 Over 5 years
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
ukstratcomdd-cm-osm-mailbox@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
CORSHAM
Postcode
SN13 9NR
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK72 Wiltshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wiltshire
Electoral Ward
Corsham Ladbrook
Westminster Constituency
Chippenham

Further Information

Notice Documents

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