Official UK procurement notice
DCA Tech Services Support - UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South West (UKK)
Awarded value£1,616,740published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 28 Aug 2026
Award (standstill) to NIMBUS DIGITAL & TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS LTD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionOperating at the above the GDaD job family and grade level, to undertake the routine
maintenance and security assurance of the Cyber Academy Training/Technical
Environment (CATE). This team, providing a Contracted-Out Service will be located
at the Defence Academy Shrivenham, and will be responsible for enabling
uninterrupted training delivery via CATE, the Cyber Academy Training/Technical
Environment. Additionally, the team shall support the ongoing enhancement and
modernisation of CATE and its associated virtual infrastructure, thereby ensuring its
continued alignment with evolving Defence training needs.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
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
- 1 Sept 2026, 11:38 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Sept 2026, 11:38 BST
- Authority reference
715700456- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082561- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef59Find a Tender
Related procedures1
- Call-off under framework Technology Services 4
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
1 Sept 2026 → 10 Sept 2026 · 2 dates- Notice published53 days ago1 Sept 2026, 11:38 BST
- Standstill ends43 days ago10 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 1 Sept 2026- Contract award notice published1 Sept 2026, 11:38 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £1,616,7401 award exc. VAT
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| NIMBUS DIGITAL & TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS LTD715700456 - DCA Tech Services Support -Retrospective publication. Actual award and contract dates are recorded in procurement records.11 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2028 · up to 31 Aug 2029Extensions: Extension to be carried out using the Option under the Contract. · Options: Option to extend the SOR by 12 months. | £1,616,740 | 28 Aug 2026standstill to 10 Sept 2026 | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Nimbus Digital & Technology Innovations LtdAwarded 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