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Secure Software Onboarding and Deployment Enablement RFI

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 notice does not state a value.

The contract runs for 1 year, starting 1 April 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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 88 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is exploring solutions to improve the end-to-end process to onboard, deploy, update/patch, and offboard software suppliers and their applications. Key objectives include: - Reducing manual effort in assurance and operational processes. - Strengthening default security controls. - Enhancing multi-tenant separation. - Increasing repeatability and speed of delivery. We are particularly interested in solutions that integrate seamlessly into broader environments, with a focus on inputs/outputs, interfaces, standards, evidence generation, and operational workflows. If your organisaiton seeks to respond to this request for information, please request the RFI document from [email removed]

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 016728-2026

About the buyer

Ministry of DefenceLast 12 months

Procurements

575

Awards

323

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From notice 016728-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 25 February 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.