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title: "710894450- Service Management for PICASSO (SM4P)"
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# 710894450- Service Management for PICASSO (SM4P)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/710894450-service-management-for-picasso-sm4p-ocds-h6vhtk-045447). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "710894450- Service Management for PICASSO (SM4P)". Published status: active. Published Value: £120,000,000. Lot information not published. Recorded submission deadline: 21 May 2024, 17:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** £120,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 21 May 2024 at 17:00 BST
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Computer and related services, Development of service level agreements, Facilities management services for computer systems development, Facilities management services for computer systems maintenance, Facilities management services involving computer operation (+7 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/710894450-service-management-for-picasso-sm4p-ocds-h6vhtk-045447#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-045447`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/710894450-service-management-for-picasso-sm4p-ocds-h6vhtk-045447#tl-md)

## Description
3.	The scope of this procurement forms part of the future of the PICASSO Programme, which is part of UK Strategic Command Information and Cyber Portfolio, which aims to maintain and develop the UK National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI) GEOINT capability for processing and delivery of GEOINT to national, strategic and tactical decision makers. It provides NCGI with the capability to deliver GEOINT, Geospatial Information (GEOINF) and services to Defence, including deployed forces, Partners Across Government (PAGs) and international partners in order to support the achievement of national North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) doctrine and Five Eye (5E) objectives. Quantity or scope: Procure a replacement ITSM service contract, and execute any transition activity, to protect service continuity from October-25.
Design and move to a new service model to better reflect customer and user needs.
A contract covering a minimum of a three-year period with 1 x 1 year extension options is to be secured.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013060-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-04-22T19:10:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:17:06.523Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-045447