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Published 6 Mar 2026, 10:42 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Janes Enterprise Agreement Lite

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Direct awardDefence & security
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£17,500,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 4 Jun 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Janes Group UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Defence Digital, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a Enterprise Agreement Lite to Jane’s Group UK Limited (Janes) for the supply of software licenses to access Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) databases, taxonomies and analysis. The Enterprise Lite Agreement will act as a contracting mechanism to facilitate the purchase of software licenses for a period of 3 years.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
79980000 Subscription services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
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
6 Mar 2026, 10:42 GMT
Last source update
4 Jun 2026, 11:10 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-052679
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0663da Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Switching Direct Award
Published justification
  • Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
  • Single Supplier – technical reasons

It is considered that this contract can be awarded under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justifications specified in Paragraphs 5 (single supplier - intellectual property rights) and Paragraph 6 (single supplier - technical reasons) of Schedule 5 apply.

This is because Janes provide the world’s only comprehensive, unclassified, and up-to-date technical intelligence on military equipment across air, sea, land, and space domains. Janes is the sole owner and licensor of its proprietary OSINT databases, methodologies and taxonomies. There are no reasonable alternatives.

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    6 Mar 2026, 10:42 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    4 Jun 2026, 11:10 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    18 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £17,500,0001 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Janes Group UK Limited18 Jun 2026 – 31 Mar 2029£17,500,0004 Jun 2026Awarded

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Ministry of Defence Main Building, Horse Guards Avenue, London, London, SW1A 2HBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Janes Group UK LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12199785 69 Park Lane, Croydon, London, CR01JDContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender