NEXUS to Core - Sustain and Grow the Air Information Platform

Ministry of DefencecontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-051f23Procurement Act 2023pending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£19.7m

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

02 Oct 2025

Description

The NEXUS to Core (N2C) Programme is the creation and sustainment of a digital infrastructure (cloud-based platform) on which to deploy applications and software to enable war fighters to make timely decisions while in the air. NEXUS is the infrastructure which provides integrated solutions for secure processing, connectivity, and data management that will create decision superiority by delivering relevant information and capabilities to aircraft. Work Package 3 – Sustain and Grow AIP. Growth of the AIP includes the onboarding and ingestion of new information sources, integration with new customers, and expansion to new networks. Grow AIP activity starts with mapping the platform feeds, the stakeholders and an impact assessment which evaluates the scope and complexity associated with the growth activity. If the activity requires unique development, Grow AIP will be responsible for developing any necessary changes and will deliver these changes to integration which will be the responsibility of the Sustain AIP activity.

Scope

Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-051f23
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
23 Mar 2026 to 24 Mar 2031
CPV classifications
72220000

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Direct award

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£19.7m

Award date

Contract start

29 Mar 2026

Contract end

31 Mar 2031

Awarded to
SL
CH 10855156