Find a TenderAwarded without competitionTransparency notice
Published 30 Jul 2025, 09:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

UK5 - Transparency Notice (THOR IBL Support, Workshop and Training)

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesDirect awardAbove thresholdDefence & securitySME suitable
Sectors: Education & Training (80) Delivery listed: Slovakia (SK)
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Award in standstill Not publishedno call for competition
Award (standstill) to IBL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, SPOL. S R.O.
Contract term 3 moends 31 Oct 2025 · starts 31 Jul 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

THOR IBL Short Term Technical Support, On-Site Open Weather, Visual Weather Training, Configuration and Deployment of Applications.

CPV: Technical training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 moSME
Contract period: 31 Jul 2025 – 31 Oct 2025 (3 mo)
Delivery listed: Slovakia (SK)Eligibility: SME eligible

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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 2025, 09:56 BST
Last source update
30 Jul 2025, 10:16 BST
Authority reference
715146450
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044121
Latest notice
Transparency notice (UK5)
Classification (CPV)
Technical training services
Delivery area in notice
Slovakia (SK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0568a2 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Defence Security Operational
Published justification

IBL, as supplier of the Visual Weather and Open Weather Applications, is required to provide support to equip the THOR with the necessary skills to install, configure, deploy, and initiate operation of the Visual Weather system within a THOR development environment.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

30 Jul 2025 → 31 Jul 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    30 Jul 2025, 09:56 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts
    31 Jul 2025, 00:00 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    30 Jul 2025, 09:56 BST
    UK1
  2. Transparency notice published
    30 Jul 2025, 10:16 BST
    UK5
  3. Status changed to complete
    30 Jul 2025, 10:16 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1some still in standstill
Awarded toValueDateStatus
IBL SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, SPOL. S R.O.SMETHOR IBL Support, Workshop and Training4 Aug 2025 – 27 Oct 2025€142,534—Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ MoD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS348JHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender