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Enterprise IT Service Desk - UK2 - Market Engagement Event
Ministry of Defence · Central government
In brief
Ministry of Defence has announced plans to buy IT and software work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £140,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 7 years, starting 10 June 2027.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 157 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The current Enterprise IT Service Desk contract provides IT Service Desk services to circa 220,000 Authority users within the Official and Secret domains expires in June 2027. The Authority is looking to procure a new Enterprise IT Service Desk capability to provide continuity of these critical IT support services for Defence users from this date.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 073555-2025
About the buyer
Ministry of DefenceLast 12 months
Procurements
605Awards
341Suppliers it has used most for IT and software
- PA Consulting Services Ltd3 contracts
- Pricewaterhousecoopers LLP3 contracts
- British Telecommunications plc2 contracts
- Capgemini UK Plc2 contracts
- Carbon60 Limited2 contracts
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From notice 073555-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 13 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.