El Vínculo El Vínculo.
Awarded United Kingdom Supplies

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

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 toAmountDate
British Telecommunications PLC £4,518,807 —

Official publications

Other tenders from Ministry of Defence

See all →

Frequently asked questions

What is the estimated value of this tender?
The estimated value published by the buyer is £4,518,807.
Who is the buyer of this tender?
The contracting authority is Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom).
How can I bid for public tenders in the United Kingdom?
Bids are submitted through the official public procurement portal in the United Kingdom. El Vínculo helps you find tenders and analyse their documents; submission always happens at the official source.
Get alerts for tenders like this
Create a free account and receive new public tenders published in the United Kingdom that match your business, every day.

Start for free

Data collected from official public procurement sources. Amounts as published by the buyer.