Army next generation deployable edge, computation, and storage capability
Buyer: Ministry of Defence
- Published
- 11 March 2026
- Estimated value
- £4,518,807
- Place of performance
- UK
- Procedure
- Direct award
- Lots
- 1
- Notice number
- 022045-2026
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0667c1
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 35700000Military electronic systems
- 73410000Military research and technology
Description
The Authority has identified a short-term requirement for hardware that is essential to support the success of upcoming military exercises. This contract shall provide a secure, field‑deployable, edge compute and data storage capability to support Corps and Divisional‑level headquarters in degraded, disconnected and denied environments. The requirement enables the hosting of workloads at SECRET and underpins readiness and deterrence activity in support of NATO and UK operations. This requirement supports the Army’s need to generate a next‑generation capability that can: 1) operate at SECRET, 2) integrate with the Hyperscale Cloud Solution (HCS), and 3) host mission‑critical decision support and targeting workloads in contested environments. This contract is required to enable credible readiness and deterrence demonstrations that support in de‑risking future delivery decisions through controlled deployment, testing and evaluation of a secure edge architecture. The capability must: • Function entirely offline in DDIL environments with no dependencies on other cloud regions or installations for setup or operation. • Provide access to low-latency AI models for local processing of text…
Awards
| Awarded to | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|
| British Telecommunications PLC | £4,518,807 | — |
Official publications
- FTS · 022045-2026 · 11 March 2026
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