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Defence Equipment and Support

Application Development & Support

IT ServicesCPV 72212000
Value£10.3m
Deadline
Published15 Aug 2025
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
DESLESTSP-SEEC-Commercial@mod.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£10.3mtotal contract value
median £120k
this tender£0£11.1m

This is a large award for IT Services — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 36,449 valued IT Services tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The requirement is for the development and in service support of Application Development & Support (ADAS).

This will include software development and support for the following: - Development and continued availability of an application store. - Systems and platforms may include Android, Windows, Linux and AWS.

Software (applications) will be required to be developed for use on a variety of networks and with varying levels of data classification.

Applications may be standalone, networked using secure closed systems or open cloud based and may be required to interface with 3rd party hardware e.g. sensors for data ingest, processing and transfer.

These apps will need to be integrated onto the application store. - Integration of commercial off the shelf (COTS) applications onto the application store.

The suppliers will be required to support DE&S with rapid, insightful, and cost-effective decisions to ensure the sustainment of the UK defence operations.

The number of bespoke apps is subject to change but is assumed to be around ~20 over the life of the contract.

The applications are to be used by a small, CBRN focused Military group only.

The classification of application development is up to and including OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE.

However, some apps may require libraries up to an including SECRET UK EYES ONLY meaning that the supplier will be required to hold Facility Security Clearance before contract award.

The in-service support shall include, but not limited to maintaining availability of the applications and the application store.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

The requirement is for the development

The requirement is for the development and in service support of Application Development & Support (ADAS).

02

This will include software development and support

This will include software development and support for the following:.

03

Software (applications) will be required to

Software (applications) will be required to be developed for use on a variety of networks and with varying levels of data classification.

04

Applications may be standalone, networked using secure

Applications may be standalone, networked using secure closed systems or open cloud based and may be required to interface with 3rd party hardware e.g. sensors for data ingest, processing and transfer.

05

These apps will need to be integrated

These apps will need to be integrated onto the application store.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
049140-2025
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