Official UK procurement notice
715963471- Project Vesta · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£444,550published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 27 Oct 2026
Awarded to VE3 Global Ltd
Notice summary
Project Vesta will establish a Defence-wide M&S knowledge base that provides a single authoritative and discoverable view of M&S activity. The intended capability is a coherent M&S knowledge ecosystem in which:
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProject Vesta will establish a Defence-wide M&S knowledge base that provides a single authoritative and discoverable view of M&S activity. The intended capability is a coherent M&S knowledge ecosystem in which:
- M&S activities are registered and described consistently
- Information is recorded against an agreed metadata standard
- MoD users can discover relevant projects, programmes, models, simulations, data, tools, capabilities and associated expertise
- Existing M&S assets can be identified for potential reuse
- DMSC and its key stakeholders can access information to support delivery of impartial advice and guidance, governance, assurance and coherence efforts
- Assurance, verification and validation processes can be managed and recorded
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £444,5501 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| VE3 Global Ltd9 Nov 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 | £444,550 | 27 Oct 2026 | Awarded |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award under framework
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Call-off under a framework
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Nov 2026, 20:44 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Nov 2026, 20:44 GMT
- Authority reference
715963471- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-103949- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-079606Find a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Technology Services 4
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 2 Nov 2026- Contract award notice published2 Nov 2026, 20:44 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected5 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- VE3 Global LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender