AwardedAwarded 13 August 2026

UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Operations Centre

Ministry of Defence · Central government

In brief

Ministry of Defence awarded IT and software work to Carbon60 Limited on 13 August 2026.

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What the notice says

The Ministry of Defence requires a supplier to deliver and support the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) Operations Centre, providing a continuous 24 hours per day, 365 days per year operational watchkeeping capability in support of Royal Navy Maritime Domain Awareness and wider UK Government maritime security objectives. The service will provide maritime situational awareness through the monitoring, analysis and coordination of commercial maritime traffic ("white shipping"), supporting operational decision-making, maritime security operations, national resilience and the protection of UK maritime interests. The service also includes operational analysis, information management, workforce and training management, international engagement, security management and support to maritime reserve integration activities. The service is required to support the Royal Navy, wider Defence, government departments and international partners through the provision of timely maritime information, incident response, threat awareness and strategic maritime security engagement. The supplier will provide a suitably qualified and security-cleared workforce capable of delivering the full scope of operational and management activities described within the Statement of Requirement.

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
Carbon60 Limited	£11,790,640	Awarded 13 August 2026 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2029

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

Timeline

15 September 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 087302-2026
15 September 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 087328-2026

About the buyer

Ministry of DefenceLast 12 months

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From notice 087302-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 15 September 2026, last updated 15 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.