NEXUS to Core - Sustain and Grow the Air Information Platform
Estimated value
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Awarded value
£19.7m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
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
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Contract start
29 Mar 2026
Contract end
31 Mar 2031
Awarded suppliers· 1 supplier
Awarded — · Contract period 29 Mar 2026 — 31 Mar 2031
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