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AwardedAwarded 11 August 2026

715884522 - DOBUS Core Contract

Ministry of Defence · Central government

In brief

Ministry of Defence awarded IT and software work to Boxxe Limited on 11 August 2026.

The notice gives a value of £4,900,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, starting 31 July 2026.

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What the notice says

Provision of the Defence Out of Bounds Update Service (DOBUS), a managed cyber security patch acquisition, assurance, hosting and distribution service for Defence. The requirement includes the operation and maintenance of a secure and accredited platform for the acquisition, verification and distribution of software and firmware patches and updates across Defence networks. Services include secure hosting, repository management, service desk support, out-of-hours assistance, performance reporting, governance, security compliance, change management and continuous service improvement. The Supplier shall provide a highly available service supporting Defence systems operating at OFFICIAL and SECRET classifications, ensuring timely access to trusted patch content to support cyber resilience and vulnerability remediation across Defence.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Boxxe Limited (SME)£3,942,101
Awarded 29 July 2026
12 August 2026 to 31 July 2029

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 066797-2026
  2. Transparency notice · UK5, notice 069282-2026
  3. Transparency notice · UK5, notice 071185-2026
  4. Contract award notice · UK6, notice 071658-2026
  5. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 085869-2026

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From notice 066797-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 July 2026, last updated 10 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.