Technical Support Service for Operational Reference & Encyclopaedic Data

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesAbove threshold

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Published estimate£4,000,000≈ £1.9m / year · £4,800,000 inc. VAT

Submission deadline Not published

Next notice expected 31 Jan 2026

Contract term 2 yrs 1 moends 31 May 2028 · starts 30 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

There is an intention to run a procurement in the future for the provision of a Technical Support Service to:

Deliver a technical Service to Navy Command (NC) frontline Ships, Submarines, and Units which involves delivering fully authenticated, validated, and current Mission Critical, Operational Encyclopaedic Reference Data and digital product libraries.

Ensure the continuous availability of Mission Critical Reference Data, MCSU DIS. Maintaining effective IT infrastructures for handling classified information securely.

This will be a re-procurement to follow on from an existing contract and will potentially be run as an open competition.

CPV: World wide web (www) site operation host services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Cancelled 2 yrs 1 mo

Contract period: 30 Apr 2026 – 31 May 2028 (2 yrs 1 mo)

72415000 World wide web (www) site operation host services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Cancelled
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
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: 11 May 2025, 22:29 BST
Last source update: 24 Feb 2026, 11:44 GMT
Authority reference: 714811452
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-016404
Latest notice: Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV): World wide web (www) site operation host services
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05105b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

11 May 2025 → 30 Apr 2026 · 4 dates

Planning notice published
11 May 2025, 22:29 BST
Next notice expected268 days ago
31 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published245 days ago
24 Feb 2026, 11:44 GMT
Contract starts180 days ago
30 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 May 2025

Pipeline notice published
11 May 2025, 22:29 BST
UK1
Procurement termination notice published
24 Feb 2026, 11:44 GMT
UK12
Status changed to withdrawn
24 Feb 2026, 11:44 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
supplier not published	—	24 Feb 2026	CancelledThe expected dates for this procurement have now changed. If a procurement for these services is required in future then a new notice will be issued, if applicable

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island, Portsmouth, South East, PO2 8BYContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender24 Feb 2026, 11:44 GMT
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender11 May 2025, 22:29 BST