Published date: 10 September 2021

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 27 August 2021, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Installation services of computers and information-processing equipment - 51610000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£32,527,000

Procurement reference

BIP99721607

Published date

10 September 2021

Closing date

27 August 2021

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

27 August 2021

Contract end date

26 February 2026

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Not specified

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Picasso-Aeronautical Information Capability (P-AIC) to deliver a single end-to-end capability for the collection, processing and production of authoritative and assured AI to meet UK Defence aviation requirements. It will replace an existing system with a growing number of Obsolescence issues. It will ensure Defence AI complies with Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/373 as amended by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/469. It will also enable continued collaboration and sharing of Defence and Civilian AI with Five Eyes partners through the Allied System for GEOINT Aeronautical Sub-Group (AASG) by adopting common data standards, practices and procedures to deliver a co-production capability that allows ingest and export of data between No 1 AIDU and the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and other Five Eyes partners

More information

Additional text

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Award information

Awarded date

27 August 2021

Contract start date

27 August 2021

Contract end date

26 February 2026

Total value of contract

£32,527,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

QinetiQ Limited

Address

Cody Technology Park
Ively Road, Farnborough
Hampshire
GU14 0LX

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Address

ISS Intelligence Systems
Bristol
BS34 8JH
UK

Telephone

+44067988110

Email

ryan.harding104@mod.gov.uk