Technical Support for NATO Standardisation of Message Text Formats (MTF) & IRIS Management

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: IT Services & Software (72) Delivery: South East (UKJ31)

Awarded value£1,055,642published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 1 Feb 2025no call for competition

Awarded to Systematic Software Engineering Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Technical Support for NATO Standardisation of Message Text Formats (MTF) & IRIS Management

CPV: System implementation planning services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: South East

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
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: 6 Feb 2025, 14:27 GMT
Last source update: 6 Feb 2025, 14:27 GMT
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-003981
Classification (CPV): System implementation planning services
Delivery area: South East (UKJ31)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04dc3d Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Published justification: No other supplier other than Systematic Software Engineering Ltd has the relevant technical knowledge and networks of influence to undertake the requirement at a level sufficient to provide the capability with no interruption and at the level that continues to ensure the UK holds a primary role in leading NATO MTF development/delivery.
The absence of this domain would have a serious impact on reputation and MOD’s ability to carry-out MTF changes required for interoperability between national tactical planning systems and NATO message handling systems. A new supplier would not hold the technical expertise needed to deliver the requirement without creating a significant capability gap.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,055,6421 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Feb 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Systematic Software Engineering LtdSME	£1,055,642 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Technical Support for NATO Standardisation of Message Text Formats (MTF) & IRIS Management · Systematic Software Engineering LtdSME
Signed
1 Feb 2025
Value
£1,055,642
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence Portsmouth, South EastContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Royal NavyReview body Portsmouth

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

SYSTEMATIC SOFTWARE ENGINEERING LIMITEDAwarded supplier Farnborough, South East

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

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