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NADG CIO Corporate Research Membership

Defence Equipment and Support

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21 Oct 2026 at 09:59

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Defence Equipment and Support bought a corporate research membership for the National Armaments Director Group’s Chief Information Officer. The service provides access to a cloud-based, independent library of IT research, available from any location. Its purpose is to support organisational growth, improve maturity and help the organisation keep staff skills current in technology and good practice. This is a subscription service, delivered for use across the United Kingdom. The requirement is focused on specialist technology research and advice rather than general library provision: suppliers would need to offer a relevant, independently maintained body of IT knowledge that the CIO can use to guide organisational decisions and development.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Gartner UK Ltd. Defence Equipment and Support used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was signed on 8 October 2026 and runs from 8 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, with an option for a further twelve months, potentially extending the end date to 30 September 2028. The contract value is £72,900 excluding VAT (£87,480 including VAT). There was one lot, for the research membership. No competitive evaluation took place: the supplier was selected through the direct award route. The agreement is made under the G-Cloud 14 framework terms, which provide for the extension option.

This purchase demonstrates demand from Defence Equipment and Support for corporate access to independent IT research to inform a senior technology leader’s decisions, organisational growth and capability development. A credible supplier for a comparable future requirement would need to provide a substantial, current research library covering technology and good practice, with dependable cloud access from different locations. The service must be useful for both strategic guidance and ongoing staff upskilling, rather than simply offering a one-off report or consultancy engagement. The route used here was a below-threshold direct award under the G-Cloud 14 framework, so relevant framework availability and the ability to deliver a corporate membership on its terms would also matter. The requirement was met by a large specialist research provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

NADG CIO Corporate Research Membership

Notice Description

One twelve month membership was required for the NAD-Group Corporate CIO to access a cloud based (accessible anywhere) independent research library of IT information. This is in order to continue to guide and support organisational growth, maturity improvement and continued upskilling on current technology and best practice

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078c72
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/099290-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

CPV Codes

79980000 - Subscription services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£72,900 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Oct 20266 days ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
8 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Defence Equipment and Support
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 8JH
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Gartner UK Limited

Further Information

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