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# Technical Support Service for Operational Reference & Encyclopaedic Data

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/technical-support-service-for-operational-reference-encyclopaedic-data-ocds-h6vhtk-05105b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Technical Support Service for Operational Reference & Encyclopaedic Data". Published status: withdrawn. Published Value: £4,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** WITHDRAWN (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** £4,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** World wide web (www) site operation host services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/technical-support-service-for-operational-reference-encyclopaedic-data-ocds-h6vhtk-05105b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05105b`

## 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/technical-support-service-for-operational-reference-encyclopaedic-data-ocds-h6vhtk-05105b#tl-md)

## Description
There is an intention to run a procurement in the future for the provision of a Technical Support Service to: 
Deliver a technical Service to Navy Command (NC) frontline Ships, Submarines, and Units which involves delivering fully authenticated, validated, and current Mission Critical, Operational Encyclopaedic Reference Data and digital product libraries. 
Ensure the continuous availability of Mission Critical Reference Data, MCSU DIS. Maintaining effective IT infrastructures for handling classified information securely.
This will be a re-procurement to follow on from an existing contract and will potentially be run as an open competition.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** withdrawn
- **CPV codes:** 72415000

- **Contract Period:** 29/04/2026 to 31/05/2028

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

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

  - Date: 24/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016404-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-24T11:44:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T15:58:05.304Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05105b