Lessons UK1

Provision of professional services support for defence lessons management, analysis, and wargaming activities across UK strategic military departments.

• Provide 8 full-time personnel working across the CSOC footprint, within IWC, the Analysis and Assurance Team, MSHQ, PJHQ, jHUB and the Defence Experimentation and Wargaming Hub.
• Collect, analyse, action, implement and validate lessons from UK Defence operations and exercises, wargaming events, experimentation and innovation activities.
• Perform the lessons activity in accordance with relevant Defence Lessons Policies and using tools, primarily the Defence Lessons Identified Management System (DLIMS).
• Provide a Project Manager to oversee the kick-off meeting, quarterly performance reviews and associated actions.

Terms and requirements

Contract type

Service-based contract

Procedure

Open procedure

Initial term

24 months

Extensions

12 months + 12 months

Longest it can run

48 months

Contract dates

8 March 2026 to 7 March 2028

Certifications asked for

None stated

TUPE

Applies

Lots

1

Suitable for SMEs

Yes

Category

Services

CPV codes

79994000, 80511000, 75100000

Services in this contract

• Defence technical and analytical consultancyMain service£666k typicalEight-person defence lessons team collecting and validating lessons from operations and exercises

Lifecycle

1. Published
   23 May 2025
2. Contract awardedto Mass Consultants Ltd
   26 February 2026
3. Contract starts
   8 March 2026
4. Contract ends
   7 March 2028