Official UK procurement notice
Mind Foundry Enterprise Agreement (UK5) Transparency Notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a enterprise wide (pan-MoD) headroom agreement with a limit of £19.9M for the provision of artifical intelligence, software and data products and associated technical 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
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- 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
- 30 Jul 2026, 16:19 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Jul 2026, 16:19 BST
- Authority reference
715907474- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072358- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d807Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Prototypes Development; Defence Security Operational
- Published justification
The agreement shall cover provision of artifical intelligence, software and data products and associated services as necessary to enhance or maintain operational capability, effectiveness, readiness for action, safety or security of the armed forces. The Agreement shall also cover the provision of artifical intelligence, software and data products and associated services for research & development purposed. The Authority reserves the right to extend the agreement, both in terms of time and value, in accordance with Schedule 5 Paragraph 7 (Additional or repeat goods, services or works) of the Procurement Act 2023.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published30 Jul 2026, 16:19 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected10 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIND FOUNDRY LIMITED10 Aug 2026 – 10 Aug 2028 · up to 10 Aug 2029Extensions: One (1) year optional extention. · Options: One (1) year optional extention. | £19,900,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Mind Foundry LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender