Technical Support for NATO Standardisation of Message Text Formats (MTF) & IRIS Management

Ministry of Defence
South East

Provision of expert technical support for the maintenance and development of NATO Message Text Formats (MTF) and the IRIS management system. The service ensures continued interoperability between national tactical planning systems and NATO message handling systems, requiring deep domain expertise in NATO standardisation processes and existing software architectures to maintain operational continuity.

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Awarded value: £1.1m; As published
Published: 6 February 2025
Awarded: 1 February 2025; Systematic Software Engineering Limited
Contract length: Not stated

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of specialist technical consultancy and software engineering support for NATO message text format standardisation and IRIS management systems.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 72224100

Services in this contract

Defence technical and analytical consultancyMain service£666k typicalTechnical support for NATO message text format standardisation and IRIS management

Lifecycle

Published
6 February 2025
Contract awardedto Systematic Software Engineering Limited
1 February 2025
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Contract endsEnd date not published

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Systematic Software Engineering Limited

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/909674/technical-support-for-nato-standardisation-of-message-text-formats-mtf-and-iris
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Last checked: 5 November 2026

Ministry of Defence. Technical Support for NATO Standardisation of Message Text Formats (MTF) & IRIS Management. Contract award, 6 February 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/909674/technical-support-for-nato-standardisation-of-message-text-formats-mtf-and-iris (accessed 5 November 2026).