PQQ: 711978450 Nexus Work Package 4: Operate and Grow the Integrated Air Command and Control (IAC2) Battlelab

Royal Air Force
East of England
Selective procedure
12 April 2025 to 13 April 2025

Operation and expansion of an existing experimental network to serve as a hosting environment for military development and experimental activities. The contract includes technical support for coordinated exercises and the scaling of network infrastructure to meet specific user requirements within the Integrated Air Command and Control (IAC2) Battlelab framework.

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Awarded value: £7.5m; As published
Published: 17 June 2024
Awarded: 18 March 2025; Sixworks
Contract length: 1 month; Ends 13 April 2025

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of technical support, network development, and experimental hosting services for military command and control battlelab research and exercise environments.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Procedure: Selective procedure
Contract dates: 12 April 2025 to 13 April 2025
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 72231000, 73410000, 75221000

Services in this contract

Defence technical and analytical consultancyMain service£666k typicalOperate and expand RAF battlelab experimental network and exercise support

Lifecycle

Published
17 June 2024
Contract awardedto Sixworks
18 March 2025
Contract starts
12 April 2025
Contract ends
13 April 2025

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/268710/pqq-711978450-nexus-work-package-4-operate-and-grow-the-integrated-air-command-a
Buyer reference: Nexus Work Package 4: Operate and Grow the Integrated Air Command and Control (IAC2) Battlelab
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-d7f2e184-c1e2-4860-a689-36ed18125a84
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Royal Air Force. PQQ: 711978450 Nexus Work Package 4: Operate and Grow the Integrated Air Command and Control (IAC2) Battlelab. Contract award, 17 June 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/268710/pqq-711978450-nexus-work-package-4-operate-and-grow-the-integrated-air-command-a (accessed 5 November 2026).