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title: "715963471- Project Vesta"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-079606"
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# 715963471- Project Vesta

Buyer: Ministry of Defence  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-079606

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence commissioned Project Vesta, an information technology services project to create a Defence-wide modelling and simulation (M&S) knowledge base. It is intended to provide a single, searchable view of M&S activity, with consistent descriptions and agreed metadata. The capability is designed to help Ministry of Defence users find projects, programmes, models, simulations, data, tools, capabilities and relevant expertise, and identify existing assets for possible reuse. It will also support the Defence Modelling and Simulation Coordination Office and stakeholders with impartial advice, governance, assurance and coherence, and provide a way to manage and record assurance, verification and validation processes. The work is for the Ministry of Defence; Bristol is the buyer’s stated location.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to VE3 Global Limited, a small and medium-sized enterprise. The award date was 27 October 2026. The contract period runs from 9 November 2026 to 31 March 2027. The award value is £444,550 excluding VAT and £533,460 including VAT. There was one lot, covering the project as a whole. The Ministry of Defence used a competitive selective process, making the award under a framework agreement. The procurement was evaluated through that competition; no separate award criteria are stated in the available process data. The supplier is identified as the sole contractor, with no subcontractors described.

For suppliers considering similar future work for the Ministry of Defence, this award shows demand for building a Defence-wide knowledge capability around modelling and simulation, rather than simply supplying individual software tools. A credible competitor would need to bring information technology delivery skills suited to organising and describing a broad range of assets and activities, applying consistent metadata, and making information discoverable to users. Relevant experience would include developing knowledge bases or information ecosystems, supporting reuse of existing data and tools, and handling assurance, verification and validation records. The delivery also needs to support governance and provide impartial advice to stakeholders. The buyer selected an SME through a competitive framework route, indicating that a specialist supplier can compete in this space within that route.

## Notice

Project Vesta will establish a Defence-wide M&S knowledge base that provides a single authoritative and discoverable view of M&S activity. The intended capability is a coherent M&S knowledge ecosystem in which: * M&S activities are registered and described consistently * Information is recorded against an agreed metadata standard * MoD users can discover relevant projects, programmes, models, simulations, data, tools, capabilities and associated expertise * Existing M&S assets can be identified for potential reuse * DMSC and its key stakeholders can access information to support delivery of impartial advice and guidance, governance, assurance and coherence efforts * Assurance, verification and validation processes can be managed and recorded

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103949-2026 |
| 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 | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Oct 2026 |
| Contract period | 9 Nov 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £444,550 |
| 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 | VE3 GLOBAL LTD |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 72222300 - Information technology services

## Release History

- 2 Nov 2026 at 20:44 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103949-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103949-2026
  2nd November 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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