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SPOTTER ML OPS (Data Scientist Team)
Authority: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
CPV: Computer-related professional services (72590000)
Published contract value£1,829,160Exc. VAT
Contract ends 31 Mar 2028
Awarded to PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITED
Contract starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProject SPOTTER is a high priority Defence requirement that uses computer vision techniques to detect and classify objects of Defence interest within satellite imagery. This will provide crucial information that will allow Ministry Of Defence (MOD) Imagery Analysts to prioritise imagery for further analysis, and to focus attention on the most important intelligence first. It therefore offers improved efficiency and timeliness of intelligence reporting by enabling analysts to deliver actionable insights faster.
Published procurement details
- Procedure
- Call-off from a framework agreement
- Buyer reference
- 715868485
- Category
- Services
- Tender status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Suitable for SMEs
- Yes
- Suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises
- No
- Published tender value
- £2,194,992.00
- Tender deadline
- Procurement method
- Selective
- Item 1: Delivery locations as published
- United Kingdom
Key dates
Published dates- Award decision1 Apr 2026
- Contract starts1 Apr 2026
- Notice published26 Jun 2026
- Contract ends31 Mar 2028
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCEContracting authority
- Identifier
- sid4gov.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/3ZzX6jGx · GB-SRS
Suppliers named on the notice
- PA CONSULTING SERVICES LIMITEDSupplier
- Identifier
- 00414220 · GB-COH
- Voluntary, community or social enterprise
- No
- Business size
- Large
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
Source record
- Source
- Contracts Finder
- Notice language
- en
- Release reference
- ocds-b5fd17-4668b2ff-8aa9-455c-9468-15ae40bfa154-2026-06-26T11:32:07+01:00
- Published
- 26 Jun 2026
- Latest update
- 26 Jun 2026
- Procedure reference
- ocds-b5fd17-4668b2ff-8aa9-455c-9468-15ae40bfa154
- Contract reference
- ocds-b5fd17-4668b2ff-8aa9-455c-9468-15ae40bfa154-1