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title: "B.O 2 Award for services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05a201"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE"
published: "2025-09-25"
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# B.O 2 Award for services

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a201

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence in the United Kingdom is undertaking a procurement process under the Defence and Security regime to award a contract titled "B.O 2 Award for services" related to information technology services. This process involves prototype and development services for a sensitive project, aiming to produce a minimum viable product (MVP) for testing its viability for scaling and further development. The procurement method applied is a direct award based on national security grounds per the Procurement Act 2023. The contract period begins on 13th October 2025 and runs until 31st March 2026, with a scheduled milestone for future signature due on 1st October 2025. The awarded supplier is MONTVIEUX LIMITED, a small to medium enterprise (SME) based in Bath, United Kingdom.

This tender represents significant opportunities for businesses engaged in developing novel goods or services, especially those with capabilities in sensitive information technology services and prototyping. As the project is classified as Official Sensitive, businesses that possess the requisite expertise and security clearance will be well-placed to compete for similar upcoming opportunities. The direct award methodology highlights the need for specialised services in national security, making it an attractive prospect for SMEs that are looking to expand their portfolios or enter the defence sector. With the Ministry of Defence as the contracting authority, participants are assured of engaging in projects crucial for national interests and potentially fostering long-term growth and partnerships within this sector.

## Notice

This direct award is for prototype & development services in relation to a sensitive project within the Ministry of Defence. The services being conducted are for the purpose of developing an MVP which during this period will be tested for it's viability to scale and develop further.

### Procurement Information

This contract will be awarded under the following grounds: This contract is an applicable Defence and Security Contract as outlined within the Procurement Act 2023 based on 7(f) "a contract for the supply of--[...]sensitive services or sensitive works" ""sensitive services" means services performed for security purposes where performing the services-- (a)involves dealing with classified information" "classified information" means information or other material which-- (a) in the interests of national security, requires protection from unauthorised access, distribution, or destruction, or from other compromise, and (b) on the basis of those interests, has that protection under the law of any part of the United Kingdom;" 4.5 As this project is held at Official Sensitive classification it is applicable to be sensitive services. As it is an applicable Defence & Security contract then the direct award justification can be applied subject to this supplier not being Excluded. The supplier identified is Montvieux Limited which is NOT an excluded supplier. Within schedule 5 the direct award justification to be utilised is as follows: The public contract concerns the production of a prototype, or supply of other novel goods or services, for the purpose of-- (a) testing the suitability of the goods or services, (b)researching the viability of producing or supplying the goods or services at scale and developing them for that purpose, or (c)other research, experiment, study or development. Based on the statement of requirements of this contract, the direct award justification outlined above applies and there is a compliant mechanism to award this contract. The services outlined are deemed as novel as this is a first time development not just for the UK but also for NATO. Additionally the purpose of this work is to test the viability of those services and it still sits firmly within experimentation. Should this project reach maturity and no longer be in experimental stage the approach will be reviewed.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059659-2025 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 25 Sep 2025 |
| Contract period | 12 Oct 2025 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £458,333 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Pending |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1A 2HB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | MONTVIEUX |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2025 at 11:43 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059659-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059659-2025
  25th September 2025 - Transparency 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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