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title: "DCA Tech Services Support - UK6 - Contract Award Notice"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ef59"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Ministry of Defence"
published: "2026-09-01"
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# DCA Tech Services Support - UK6 - Contract Award Notice

Buyer: Ministry of Defence  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef59

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence is procuring information technology services to operate and maintain the Cyber Academy Training/Technical Environment (CATE) at the Defence Academy in Shrivenham. The requirement covers routine maintenance and security assurance for the training and technical environment, enabling uninterrupted delivery of cyber training. The service also includes ongoing enhancement and modernisation of CATE and its associated virtual infrastructure, so that it remains aligned with changing defence training needs. The work is a contracted-out service delivered by a team operating at the relevant GDaD job family and grade level. The procurement is therefore aimed at suppliers with experience in secure IT operations, cyber-training environments, virtual infrastructure and service improvement within a defence setting.

This procurement is complete and has been awarded through a competitive selective procedure under a framework agreement. It comprised one lot. Nimbus Digital & Technology Innovations Ltd was selected on 28 August 2026 for £1,616,740 excluding VAT, or £1,940,088 including VAT. The contract period runs from 11 September 2026 to 31 August 2028, with an option to extend by 12 months to 31 August 2029. The standstill period ends on 10 September 2026, and the planned signature date is 11 September 2026. The award record describes the publication as retrospective and notes that actual award and contract dates are recorded in procurement records. The service is classified as information technology services and is above the applicable threshold.

For a supplier assessing future Ministry of Defence demand, this award demonstrates a requirement for a dedicated technical support service in a cyber-training environment, rather than a one-off software or equipment purchase. A credible competitor would need to provide staff at the required GDaD job family and grade level, with the capacity to deliver routine maintenance, security assurance and responsive operational support. It would also need to keep training services running without interruption while enhancing and modernising a virtual infrastructure. Relevant experience should include secure or defence-related IT environments, cyber training platforms, infrastructure operations and assurance, and controlled service improvement. The successful supplier is an SME, indicating that this scale and delivery model can be supported by a specialist technology business.

## Notice

Operating at the above the GDaD job family and grade level, to undertake the routine maintenance and security assurance of the Cyber Academy Training/Technical Environment (CATE). This team, providing a Contracted-Out Service will be located at the Defence Academy Shrivenham, and will be responsible for enabling uninterrupted training delivery via CATE, the Cyber Academy Training/Technical Environment. Additionally, the team shall support the ongoing enhancement and modernisation of CATE and its associated virtual infrastructure, thereby ensuring its continued alignment with evolving Defence training needs.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082561-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Award under framework |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Contract period | 11 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,616,740 |
| 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 | BRISTOL |
| Postcode area | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 8JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NIMBUS DIGITAL & TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 11:38 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082561-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082561-2026
  1st September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h6vhtk-04eac3
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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