II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

32400000

35512400

35613000

35613100

35720000

44316400

71241000

72212220

73100000

73120000

73430000

75221000

II.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS code:

UKI

II.2.4) Description of the procurement

The top categories identified at this stage are as follows with a brief description.

1. Hardware – Innovative hardware or hardware for IT or digital purposes

2. Hardware / Software – Innovative or digital software and hardware where these are delivered as a package

3. Software – The collection of instructions, programs, or data used by computers to perform specific tasks or operations. It is intangible and works in conjunction with hardware to enable functionality, user interaction, and automation of processes.

4. Intelligence / Experimentation / Innovation Services - Intelligence is the capacity to effectively gather, analyse, and apply knowledge and insights to develop creative solutions, enhance decision-making, and improve service delivery for clients. This involves continuously updating information about industry trends and client needs, utilising analytical thinking to identify opportunities, and fostering collaboration to generate innovative ideas that respond to changing market conditions.

Experimentation services involve designing, conducting, and analysing experiments to test hypotheses, validate ideas, or evaluate processes, products, services. These services are used to explore innovative solutions, optimise performance, or reduce risks before full-scale implementation.

Innovation is the process of creating, developing, or improving products, services, processes, or business models to generate value. It involves the practical implementation of new ideas to solve problems, meet needs, or exploit opportunities, often leading to significant advancements in efficiency, quality, or user experience.

5. Unmanned Air / Sea / Land Systems - Autonomous systems deployed & utilised within the air, sea, land and space environments

6. Military Technologies - Military technologies, communications, intelligence, weapons, equipment, structures & vehicles used within the Space, Land, Sea and Air environments

7. Networks - complex, secure, and highly controlled systems designed to facilitate communication, data sharing, and the operation of defence technologies. These networks are often critical to national security and must be optimized to handle sensitive data and support military operations while maintaining confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

8. Component Testing and Evaluation – involves testing individual parts or components prior to integration into larger systems, with a particular focus on innovative and / or digital systems.

9. Research and Development – creation of new products, technologies or processes, or improving existing ones, with a view to testing, scaling and improving the outcomes.

10. Infrastructure – Physical and virtual structures, including technological infrastructure, enabling daily functions with a view for identifying efficiencies

11. Technical Feasibility Studies – Assessing and evaluating projects, problem statements, solutions and implementation

12. Cyber – Cyber defence capabilities

II.2.14) Additional information

Invitation to the event will be by request. To register your interest in attending, you must complete this form https://forms.microsoft.com/e/6qMVjSyD4i no later than 18:00 on 20 Feb 25. At this point the form will close and no additional participants will be accepted. Due to capacity limitations, this engagement will be limited to one person per company.