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title: "Army next generation deployable edge, computation, and storage capability"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0667c1"
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# Army next generation deployable edge, computation, and storage capability

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0667c1

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence has concluded the procurement process for supplying a next-generation deployable edge computing and storage capability essential for military use, awarded to British Telecommunications Public Limited Company. Located in Corsham, the procurement falls under the Defence and Security category, aimed at enhancing military readiness in complex environments. This direct award contract, with a completion status and numerous sensitive requirements, covers a short-term need for hardware and devices, necessary for military exercises and operations involving NATO and UK alliances. The contract, valued at 5,422,568 GBP gross, spans from the 26th to the 31st of March 2026, with the signature date scheduled for the 25th of March 2026.

This tender provides substantial opportunities for businesses in the technology and communications sectors, particularly those specialising in military electronics and research. The contract requires highly technical and specialised goods such as secure, edge-compute devices designed for offline operation in disconnected environments. The procurement method, a direct award due to technical reasons, states that BT is the sole UK-authorised provider for these specific devices meeting secretive and secure integration requirements. Companies that can offer competitive solutions in military-grade hardware, secure cloud integration, and agile deployment systems are well-positioned to explore future tenders in this domain, contributing to the growth of their enterprise by aligning with defence-specific technological innovations.

## Notice

The Authority has identified a short-term requirement for hardware that is essential to support the success of upcoming military exercises. This contract shall provide a secure, field-deployable, edge compute and data storage capability to support Corps and Divisional-level headquarters in degraded, disconnected and denied environments. The requirement enables the hosting of workloads at SECRET and underpins readiness and deterrence activity in support of NATO and UK operations. This requirement supports the Army's need to generate a next-generation capability that can: 1) operate at SECRET, 2) integrate with the Hyperscale Cloud Solution (HCS), and 3) host mission-critical decision support and targeting workloads in contested environments. This contract is required to enable credible readiness and deterrence demonstrations that support in de-risking future delivery decisions through controlled deployment, testing and evaluation of a secure edge architecture. The capability must: * Function entirely offline in DDIL environments with no dependencies on other cloud regions or installations for setup or operation. * Provide access to low-latency AI models for local processing of text, video and translation. * Provide native kubernetes support to enable ease of migration, deployment and management of cloud-native applications. * Provide fleet management capabilities. * Provide a consistent experience to other environments and de-risk the migration of cloud applications from Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) Air Gapped (AG) to the edge; and, * Provide an architectural identical platform to the HCS to de-risk future platform migrations. The Authority is seeking nine (9) Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) edge devices ("Products"). The further requirements of these devices are considered sensitive in nature. The supply of GDC devices is delivered by British Telecommunications plc (BT). They are the sole authorised reseller of the specific devices.

### Procurement Information

PA23 - S5, P2 ("Prototype and Development"). This contract is for the supply of highly technical and specialist goods. The outcome of this contract will be used to test the suitability of the goods / devices, to ascertain the further viability of incorporated them into the wider architecture. The activity is undertaken to inform future delivery decisions and does not constitute full scale rollout, or any further comittment. PA23 - S5, P6, (a) ("Single Supplier - Technical Reasons"). Due to unavoidable technical facts, only a particular Supplier may provide the required goods. BT is the sole, UK-authorised, provider able to supply and integrate with appliances at SECRET whilst delivering seamless integration with the HCS. No reasonable alternative exist that can meet the requirement without unacceptable risk(s) to schedule, safety or delivery outcomes. PA23 - S5, P20, ("Defence and Security"). The contract is a Defence Authority Contract and must be awarded directly to enhance operational capability, readiness, safety and security of the armed forces. The requirement involves sensitive systems, classified infrastructure and access to SECRET level environments. Further, the requirement has been kept to a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and not a full-scale roll out.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022045-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Contract period | 26 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £4,518,807 |
| 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 | CORSHAM |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN13 9NR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Electoral ward | Corsham Ladbrook |
| Westminster constituency | Chippenham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PUBLIC |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

### Codes

- 35700000 - Military electronic systems
- 73410000 - Military research and technology

## Release History

- 11 Mar 2026 at 17:38 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022045-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022045-2026
  11th March 2026 - 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

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