Untitled procurement · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesNegotiated with publication of a contract notice

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South West (UKK41)

Awarded value£3,456,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 24 Apr 2026

Awarded to BLACKSMITHS GROUP CONSULTING LTD

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Cyber security consultancy to provide guidance and delivery support for the transformation of naval vase cyber security services following vulnerability assessment and system implementation against insider threat.

CPV: IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support · Management consulting services and related services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Negotiated with publication of a contract notice
Legal basis: CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 24 Apr 2026, 10:02 BST
Last source update: 24 Apr 2026, 10:02 BST
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-037407
Classification (CPV): IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and supportManagement consulting services and related services
Delivery area: South West (UKK41)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-068a56 Find a Tender

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £3,456,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 24 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BLACKSMITHS GROUP CONSULTING LTD	£3,456,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 037407-2026-715845477-1 · BLACKSMITHS GROUP CONSULTING LTD
Signed
24 Apr 2026
Value
£3,456,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral Government HMNB Devonport, Plymouth, PL2 2BGContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Blacksmiths Group Consulting LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 16584743 Formal House, St. Georges Place, Cheltenham, GL50 3PNContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.