Notice Information
Notice Title
ASH In-Service Support Transparency Notice
Notice Description
The Protect Delivery Team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Entserv UK Limited for ASH In-Service Support. ASH is software for the electronic Render Safe Procedure (RSP) for Ordnance Munition & Explosives (OME). The contract will be for a period of up to 5 years (3 years plus 2 options to extend by a year) with an estimated value of up to PS2,857,548.41(incl. VAT) including options.
Procurement Information
The Protect Delivery Team, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to Entserv UK Limited for ASH In-Service Support. ASH is software for the electronic Render Safe Procedure (RSP) for Ordnance Munition & Explosives (OME). The contract will be for a period of up to 5 years (3 years plus 2 options to extend by a year) with an estimated value of up to PS2,734.048.8 (incl. VAT). It is considered that this contract can be awarded under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 (technical reasons) applies. This is because a change in supplier would require a transfer of the disaster recovery servers and network link which would in turn require a new set of cyber security assurances and penetration testing. The ASH system would be unusable until this was complete as it would not be cyber secure. Due to the nature of the requirement this capability gap would introduce an unacceptable level of risk. Given the bespoke nature of the ASH system, the absence of alternative suppliers with the required technical expertise, and the significant operational and financial risks associated with transitioning to a new supplier, a direct award to Entserv UK Limited is the only viable option, there is no reasonable alternative.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-061363
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025468-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
48 - Software package and information systems
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
48731000 - File security software package
48732000 - Data security software package
48750000 - Storage media loading software package
48771000 - General utility software package
48782000 - Storage management software package
48783000 - Content management software package
72300000 - Data services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £2,278,374 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £2,381,290 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 13 Feb 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 13 Feb 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 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
- DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8JH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025468-2026
19th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013533-2026
13th February 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008617-2026
30th January 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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