Official UK procurement notice
715910477 - NCGI Caching Capability Support
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
Sectors: Software Packages & ERP (48)IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Contract value (direct award)£190,000£228,000 inc. VAT
Awarded 7 Sept 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Helyx Secure Information Systems Limited
Contract term 7 moends 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions · starts 7 Sept 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe National Centre for Geospatial Intelligence (NCGI) has long had a requirement to cache Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) to support intelligence analysis, operations and enhance user experience. Currently, there is no existing capability for caching data consistently across the organisation.
CPV: Industry specific software development services · Memory-management software package · Storage management software package
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- 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
- 7 Sept 2026, 19:49 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Sept 2026, 20:11 BST
- Authority reference
715910477- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-084651- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f406Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
7 Sept 2026 → 7 Sept 2026 · 2 dates- Contract starts49 days ago7 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Planning notice published48 days ago7 Sept 2026, 19:49 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 Sept 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published7 Sept 2026, 19:49 BSTUK2
- Transparency notice published7 Sept 2026, 20:04 BSTUK5
- Status changed to complete7 Sept 2026, 20:04 BST
- Procurement method changed7 Sept 2026, 20:04 BST
- Contract award notice published7 Sept 2026, 20:11 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected7 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £190,0001 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helyx Secure Information Systems LimitedSMENCGI Caching Capability Support7 Sept 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: 3 Extension options for SME Support · Options: 1 Option for additonal CORE and ISS. | £190,000 | 7 Sept 2026 | Awarded |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Helyx Secure Information Systems LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender