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title: "NEXUS to Core - Sustain and Grow the Air Information Platform"
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# NEXUS to Core - Sustain and Grow the Air Information Platform

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nexus-to-core-sustain-and-grow-the-air-information-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-051f23). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "NEXUS to Core - Sustain and Grow the Air Information Platform". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Systems and technical consultancy services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £19,680,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/nexus-to-core-sustain-and-grow-the-air-information-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-051f23#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-051f23`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **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/nexus-to-core-sustain-and-grow-the-air-information-platform-ocds-h6vhtk-051f23#tl-md)

## Description
The NEXUS to Core (N2C) Programme is the creation and sustainment of a digital infrastructure (cloud-based platform) on which to deploy applications and software to enable war fighters to make timely decisions while in the air. NEXUS is the infrastructure which provides integrated solutions for secure processing, connectivity, and data management that will create decision superiority by delivering relevant information and capabilities to aircraft.  
Work Package 3 – Sustain and Grow AIP. Growth of the AIP includes the onboarding and ingestion of new information sources, integration with new customers, and expansion to new networks. Grow AIP activity starts with mapping the platform feeds, the stakeholders and an impact assessment which evaluates the scope and complexity associated with the growth activity. If the activity requires unique development, Grow AIP will be responsible for developing any necessary changes and will deliver these changes to integration which will be the responsibility of the Sustain AIP activity.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 72220000

- **Contract Period:** 23/03/2026 to 24/03/2031

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** NEXUS to Core - Sustain and Grow the Air Information Platform (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **SIXWORKS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-105071`
  - Value: £19,680,000 (exc. VAT)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F061851-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-02T14:41:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T03:18:27.874Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-051f23