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title: "715910477 - NCGI Caching Capability Support"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f406"
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# 715910477 - NCGI Caching Capability Support

Buyer: Ministry of Defence  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f406

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence procured support for a caching capability for the National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI). The requirement is to cache geospatial intelligence data consistently across the organisation, supporting intelligence analysis, operational activity and user experience. The work covers memory-management software, storage-management software and industry-specific software development services. It is a specialist information technology and geospatial intelligence service rather than a general software supply requirement. The buying organisation is the Ministry of Defence, with the operational requirement associated with NCGI. The named supplier is based in Twyning, Tewkesbury, while the buyer is based in Bristol. The requirement is classified as a defence and security service and is suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded. The Ministry of Defence used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. Helyx Secure Information Systems Ltd was selected as the supplier for the single lot. The award date and contract start date are 7 September 2026. The contract runs to 31 March 2027, with a maximum possible end date of 31 March 2028. Its value is £190,000 excluding VAT and £228,000 including VAT. The award includes three extension options for SME support and one option for additional CORE and ISS. The procurement followed market engagement in which Helyx was identified as the sole supplier with sufficient licences and expertise to support a live caching capability. The award is active and the lot is complete.

This award indicates a specialist requirement for suppliers able to deliver and support operational geospatial-intelligence caching in a defence environment. A credible competitor would need strong capability in memory and storage management, software development tailored to industry-specific systems, and the integration or support of a consistent organisation-wide data-caching service. Relevant experience should include GEOINT, intelligence analysis or similarly demanding data environments, where performance, reliability and user access are important. The requirement also points to the importance of holding the licences needed for the proposed capability and having demonstrable expertise in live caching support. Suppliers targeting comparable Ministry of Defence work would benefit from understanding NCGI users, CORE and ISS requirements, defence and security operating conditions, and the delivery capacity expected of an SME support provider.

## Notice

The National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI) has long had a requirement to cache Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) to support intelligence analysis, operations and enhance user experience. Currently, there is no existing capability for caching data consistently across the organisation.

### Planning Information

After a series of trials, Helyx were identified as the sole supplier with the sufficient licences and expertise to support a live caching capability for NCGI.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084651-2026 |
| Notice type | UK6 - Contract Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Planning, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 7 Sep 2026 |
| Contract period | 7 Sep 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £190,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £190,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| 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 | HELYX SECURE INFORMATION SYSTEMS LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support

### Codes

- 48519000 - Memory-management software package
- 48782000 - Storage management software package
- 72212100 - Industry specific software development services

## Release History

- 7 Sep 2026 at 20:11 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084651-2026
- 7 Sep 2026 at 20:04 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084649-2026
- 7 Sep 2026 at 19:49 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084648-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084651-2026
  7th September 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084649-2026
  7th September 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084648-2026
  7th September 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

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