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# Design Systems Intrgation Partner (DSIP)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-systems-intrgation-partner-dsip-ocds-h6vhtk-05245d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Design Systems Intrgation Partner (DSIP)". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £180,000,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: contracts.mod.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £180,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 18 August 2025 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 5
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Data services, Software programming and consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 14 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-systems-intrgation-partner-dsip-ocds-h6vhtk-05245d#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05245d`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** Other Defence and closely related agencies. · open scheme: new suppliers can join during the term

## Before you bid
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- **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.
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- **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/design-systems-intrgation-partner-dsip-ocds-h6vhtk-05245d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [contracts.mod.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontracts.mod.uk%2Fesop%2Fogc-host%2Fpublic%2Fmod%2Fweb%2Flogin.html)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/design-systems-intrgation-partner-dsip-ocds-h6vhtk-05245d#participate

## Description
The Ministry of Defence (as the “Authority”) has awarded a Call‑Off Contract under the Digital Decision Accelerators for Defence (DDAD) Open Framework, under Lot 5 (Services).
The Authority has awarded the Design Systems Integration Partner (DSIP) contract to support ASGARD DECIDE's delivery of a software‑defined, system‑of‑systems capability for operational decision‑making, targeting, data fusion, and cross‑domain digital fires.
Under this Contract, Rowden Technologies Ltd (as the "Supplier”) will deliver system‑level design authority, technical integration leadership, engineering support, and build/test activities required to ensure ASGARD DECIDE is coherent, interoperable, secure, and operationally effective. The DSIP will design, assemble, integrate, and evolve the capability using modular, standards‑driven architectural principles and will operate within an Authority‑led governance model alongside multiple vendors.
The 'core' Contract covers the period from 26 February until 31 March 2026, with an Authority‑held option to extend until 31 March 2027. Delivery is conducted through a hybrid in‑person/remote model, with required presence at Army Headquarters Andover and other MOD locations. All work is carried out in compliance with the Security Aspects Letter, requiring handling of OFFICIAL‑SENSITIVE information and adherence to MOD cyber, security, and accreditation requirements.
The content of this contract concerns operationally critical defence capabilities and includes information classified as OFFICIAL‑SENSITIVE. Disclosure of further detail beyond that published in this notice would risk compromising national security, operational effectiveness, and sensitive technical, architectural, and integration dependencies. For this reason, no additional information will be released

## Lots (5)
### Lot 1: Data Integration
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72200000, 72300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £180,000,000
- **Description:** This lot focuses on advanced data integration capabilities beyond traditional Extract-Transform-Load or Extract-Load-Transform methods. Solutions should offer configurable connectors, orchestration tools, real-time ingestion, and metadata-driven mana...
- **Contract Period:** 13/11/2025 to 13/11/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Accelerators
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72200000, 72300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £180,000,000
- **Description:** This lot provides accelerators to enhance data-driven decision-making. Solutions should support model development, machine learning operations, synthetic data usage, and real-time inference. The focus is on reducing time-to-insight and improving oper...
- **Contract Period:** 13/11/2025 to 13/11/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Applications
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72200000, 72300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £180,000,000
- **Description:** This lot supports rapid development and management of enterprise-grade applications. Solutions should enable microservices, continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment, observability, and secure deployments. Focus areas include fast del...
- **Contract Period:** 13/11/2025 to 13/11/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Edge Storage and Compute
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 72200000, 72300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £180,000,000
- **Description:** This lot focuses on edge computing and local storage for real-time, low-latency data processing. Solutions should include containerized edge nodes, tiered storage, and resilient, secure connectivity. Emphasis is on supporting distributed environments...
- **Contract Period:** 13/11/2025 to 13/11/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Services
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72200000, 72300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £180,000,000

- **Contract Period:** 13/11/2025 to 13/11/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **ROWDEN TECHNOLOGIES LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-154947`
  - Value: £4,268,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Design Systems Integration Partner (DSIP) (active)
  - Signed Value: £4,268,000
  - Signed Date: 26/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F049778-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-30T16:11:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T18:11:25.953Z
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