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OpenStage · planning

Ministry of Defence

The Provision of OBSIDIAN Support

Government ServicesCPV 75221000
Value£2.4m
Deadline
Published25 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
ermira.masha102@mod.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£2.4mtotal contract value
median £400k
this tender£0£22.3m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Government & Public Administration band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 5,438 valued Government & Public Administration tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

This procurement seeks a 20-month support, maintenance, and training contract for the OBSIDIAN Electronic Surveillance (ES) system, a critical Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) exploitation capability used by the Field Army.

The contract will run from September 2026 to April 2028.

The contractor will provide full in-service support, including routine maintenance, break/fix repairs, and software and firmware updates.

The contract also includes annual trainer recertification, user training, secure connectivity support for deployed and home base operations, OEM liaison, engineering assurance, and quarterly performance reporting.

Suppliers must ensure full operational availability of OBSIDIAN systems, compliance with MOD safety and environmental standards, and delivery of all training and connectivity requirements.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

This procurement seeks a 20-month support, maintenance

This procurement seeks a 20-month support, maintenance, and training contract for the OBSIDIAN Electronic Surveillance (ES) system, a critical Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMS) exploitation capability used by the Field Army.

02

The contractor will provide full in-service support

The contractor will provide full in-service support, including routine maintenance, break/fix repairs, and software and firmware updates.

03

The contract also includes annual trainer recertification

The contract also includes annual trainer recertification, user training, secure connectivity support for deployed and home base operations, OEM liaison, engineering assurance, and quarterly performance reporting.

04

Suppliers must ensure full operational availability

Suppliers must ensure full operational availability of OBSIDIAN systems, compliance with MOD safety and environmental standards, and delivery of all training and connectivity requirements.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bcf9
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
059802-2026
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