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The Provision of OBSIDIAN Support
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £2,375,520Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 1 Oct 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
This procurement seeks a 24-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 January 2027 to January 2029.
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.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 75221000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
2 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 25 Jun 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 25 June 2026.
Release 059802-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 1 Oct 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 1 October 2026. Stated change: updated the tender dates and expected contract dates. updated contact email address.
Release 092966-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- None recorded for the fields above. Attached documents are not read, so this is not a full account of the tender.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Related
Where to go next
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06bcf9
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · planned
- Last verified
- Thu 8 Oct 2026, 08:14 BST
- Read at
- Fri 16 Oct 2026, 19:17 BST
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