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title: "SCIO Developer Services - UK1"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05105d"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE"
published: "2025-05-11"
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# SCIO Developer Services - UK1

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05105d

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence, located in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, is planning a tender for the "SCIO Developer Services - UK1" project. This planned procurement falls within the services category, specifically systems support services, under the Central Government's public authority. The initiative aims to support information management and digital solution development across various defence projects, with an estimated contract start date of 31st December 2025, running until 30th April 2028. The total gross value is estimated at £7,680,000. A future notice is expected to be published by 31st May 2025, indicating the move towards an open competition procurement method, ensuring transparency and broad participation opportunities.

This tender offers significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in digital solutions and systems support services. Companies experienced in developing bespoke digital solutions, managing infrastructure, and supporting extensive project collaborations would find this tender particularly suitable. Furthermore, businesses with expertise in supporting defence sector projects and those capable of developing within defined service parameters could potentially benefit from participating in this competitive process. The procurement process presents an opportunity to engage with the Ministry of Defence on a substantial scale, acquiring a pivotal role in crucial defence initiatives.

## Notice

There is an intention to run a procurement in the future for the provision of a development Service to: Provide a fully functional service to support information management across various initiatives which include collaborating with external project teams and supporting the Pan Defence Skills Framework. Continue developing bespoke digital solutions to meet business requirements. Focus on supporting and maintaining existing infrastructure tiers within defined service wrappers provided by the customer. This will be for a new requirement and will potentially be run as an open competition.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020274-2025 |
| Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 31 May 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Dec 2025 - 30 Apr 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £6,400,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | PORTSMOUTH |
| Post town | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO2 8BY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth |
| Local authority | Portsmouth |
| Electoral ward | Nelson |
| Westminster constituency | Portsmouth North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72253200 - Systems support services

## Release History

- 11 May 2025 at 21:59 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020274-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/020274-2025
  11th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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