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Published 25 Feb 2026, 15:51 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

62335417 - SERPENS Project Interim Integration to FC BISA (II2F) additional de-risking and D&M

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

GoodsDirect awardAbove thresholdDefence & securitySME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages (30)Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Awarded value£4,800,000published award · exc. VAT

Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition

Award (standstill) to CGI IT UK Limited

Contract term 1 yr 7 moends 19 Dec 2027 · starts 25 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to CGI UK IT Limited (CGI) for services relating to the testing and development of Interim Integration to Fire Control Battlefield Information System Application (FC BISA) System (II2F). II2f is a “middleware” solution that will communicate with SERPENS programme sensors and automatically ‘translate’ the sensor data into data readable by FC BISA. SERPENS programme will deliver the next generation of Weapons Locating Capability. The contract will be for a term of two years and has an estimated total value of £5.8 million (inclusive of VAT).

CPV: Command, control, communication systems · Hardware integration consultancy services · Network interfaces · Network interfaces cards · Software integration consultancy services · Tactical command, control and communication systems

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded 1 yr 7 moSMEVCSE

Contract period: 25 May 2026 – 19 Dec 2027 (1 yr 7 mo)

Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

30237110 Network interfaces 30237135 Network interfaces cards 35711000 Command, control, communication systems 35712000 Tactical command, control and communication systems 72227000 Software integration consultancy services 72228000 Hardware integration consultancy services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Defence & security
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 25 Feb 2026, 15:51 GMT
Last source update: 27 Mar 2026, 11:37 GMT
Authority reference: 62335417
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-028434
Latest notice: Transparency notice (UK5)
Classification (CPV): Command, control, communication systemsHardware integration consultancy servicesNetwork interfacesNetwork interfaces cardsSoftware integration consultancy servicesTactical command, control and communication systems
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065c6b Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: It is considered that this contract can be awarded under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 applies (single supplier – technical reasons).
This is because CGI is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of FC BISA and has proprietary rights over the software that has been identified as the preferred solution. This software is critical to the communication functionality of SERPENS sensors. As owners of the software solution and OEMs of FC BISA, CGI have the unique technical knowledge, skills and access to software code necessary to meet the requirements. There is no other supplier who can develop this software without restarting the project. There is no reasonable alternative.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

25 Feb 2026 → 25 May 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published245 days ago
25 Feb 2026, 15:51 GMT
Next notice expected236 days ago
6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published215 days ago
27 Mar 2026, 11:37 GMT
Contract starts157 days ago
25 May 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Feb 2026

Pipeline notice published
25 Feb 2026, 15:51 GMT
UK1
Transparency notice published
27 Mar 2026, 11:37 GMT
UK5
Status changed to complete
27 Mar 2026, 11:37 GMT
Contract signature expected
15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1some still in standstill

Awarded value £4,800,0001 award exc. VAT

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
CGI IT UK Limited15 Jun 2026 – 15 Jun 2028Options: Phase 2 Option - Demonstration, Manufacture, Training and Support of Middleware	£4,800,000	—	Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

CGI UK IT LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00947968 Keats house, The Office Park, Springfield Drive, Leatherhead, South East, KT22 7LPContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender27 Mar 2026, 11:37 GMT
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender25 Feb 2026, 15:51 GMT