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Provision of Crypto Services for the Air Crypt Key Service Centre

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence

Call-off from a framework agreement
CPV: System implementation planning services (72224100)
Published contract value£2,048,725Exc. VAT
Contract ends 1 Mar 2028
Awarded to Qinetiq Limited
Contract starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Authority has awarded a contract for the establishment of a small team to design and establish the RAF's Crypt Key Service Centre (CKSC). The CKSC is to be established to develop the strategy and policy, business change activities and front line crypto cell support required to implement the changes how crypto is managed. This change is the largest change to the management and equipment of crypto in the last 30 years.

This notice is not a request for expressions of interest.

This notice publishes the contract for transparency.

All redactions have been undertaken in accordance with the FOI ACT 2000 Part 2.

Published procurement details

Procedure
Call-off from a framework agreement
Buyer reference
tender_512901/1611616
Category
Services
Tender status
Complete
Award status
Active
Suitable for SMEs
No
Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
No
Tender deadline
Procurement method
Selective
Item 1: Delivery locations as published
HP14 4UE; British Oversea Territories; Channel Islands; Europe; Isle of Man; Rest of the World; United Kingdom

Key dates

Published dates
  1. Award decision
    18 Aug 2026
  2. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2026
  3. Notice published
    17 Sept 2026
  4. Contract ends
    1 Mar 2028

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

  • Ministry of DefenceContracting authority Flowerdown Hall, RAF Cosford, Wolverhampton, WV7 3EX, EnglandContact email

Suppliers named on the notice

  • Qinetiq LimitedSupplier Cody Technology Park Ively Road Hampshire GU14 0LX
    Identifier
    03796233 · GB-COH
    Voluntary, community or social enterprise
    No
    Business size
    Large

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • n/a awardDocumentPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Source record

Source
Contracts Finder
Notice language
en
Release reference
ocds-b5fd17-61b14c2b-286d-4446-aa37-9e11ecf8f1d4-2026-09-17T09:05:05+01:00
Published
17 Sept 2026
Latest update
17 Sept 2026
Procedure reference
ocds-b5fd17-61b14c2b-286d-4446-aa37-9e11ecf8f1d4
Contract reference
ocds-b5fd17-61b14c2b-286d-4446-aa37-9e11ecf8f1d4-1