Official UK procurement notice
715886483 - C4ISR - Approvals and Assurance lead
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: UK
Contract value (direct award)£166,250≈ £181k / year · £199,500 inc. VAT
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to HAND AND MILLAR MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LLP
Contract term 11 moends 30 Jun 2027 · starts 27 Jul 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionC4SIR required an experinced approvals and assurance lead that was available from July 2026. The Supplier had previously delevered for C4ISR and was suited to best continue the work.
Various frameworks were analysed for their suitability and Audit & Assurance Services 2 RM6310 was recommended. The supplier was engaged directly and a quote was produced.
With RTM established a contract was produced and awarded on the 13th July.
CPV: System quality assurance assessment and review services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & securityLight touch regime
- 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
- 24 Jul 2026, 12:30 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jul 2026, 15:03 BST
- Authority reference
715886483- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070387- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d326Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Switching Direct Award
- Published justification
Continuation of Service
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
24 Jul 2026 → 27 Jul 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published96 days ago24 Jul 2026, 12:30 BST
- Next notice expected95 days ago24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts93 days ago27 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published24 Jul 2026, 12:30 BSTUK2
- Transparency notice published24 Jul 2026, 15:03 BSTUK5
- Status changed to complete24 Jul 2026, 15:03 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Jul 2026, 15:03 BST
- Contract signature expected24 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £166,2501 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAND AND MILLAR MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LLP27 Jul 2026 – 30 Jul 2027 | £166,250 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HAND AND MILLAR MANAGEMENT CONSULTING LLPAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender