News release
QinetiQ wins TacSys Resource Partner
(TRP) contract with Defence Digital
11 October 2024
QinetiQ has won a three-year
contract to provide Defence Digital with engineering and programme
expertise to help deliver the next generation of tactical military
communications. This contract is part of the Land Environment
Tactical Communications and Information Systems (LETacCIS)
Programme, which will enable the British Army to make better
informed and more timely decisions when operating on the front
line.
The three-year contract has a
potential value of £150 million with an initial contract award of
£39m and is with the UK's Ministry of Defence's (MoD) Defence
Digital organisation, which is responsible for ensuring the UK
military has access to effective digital products and services. The
contract also includes options for extensions for up to two further
years.
Approximately 100 experts from the
QinetiQ-led Team Advance* will join the MoD-led Delivery Team and
will be providing expertise in areas including programme and
project management, cost engineering, approvals, network, security
and safety engineering.
While this contract aims to deliver
a new communications solution for use on the front line, it follows
QinetiQ's longstanding collaboration through its predecessor
contract, BATCIS Private Sector Support (BPSS), where QinetiQ -
alongside partners BMT, Roke and Eviden (then ATOS) - provided a
range of services including programme management, engineering,
trials and training.
James Willis, Chief Executive UK Intelligence, QinetiQ,
said: "In this digital era, reliable
and robust communications are the bedrock of an operationally
effective fighting force. As a trusted partner to the UK military
we are delighted to continue to support development and delivery of
this vitally important programme that enables our Armed Forces to
defend our nation, safely and securely."
Brigadier Jez Sharpe, Defence Digital, said:
"We are delighted to be able award this contract
to Team Advance who, we are confident, will deliver the expertise
we need to take land tactical communications to the next stage. We
look forward to an enduring partnership as we bring capability to
the hands of our front line troops."
ENDS
*About Team Advance
Team Advance is a QinetiQ-led
delivery team created to deliver the TRP project. The team members
are Accenture, BMT, Eviden and Roke.
About QinetiQ
QinetiQ is an integrated global
defence and security company focused on mission-led innovation. We
employ more than 8,500 highly-skilled people, committed to creating
new ways of protecting what matters most; testing technologies,
systems, and processes to make sure they meet operational needs;
and enabling customers to deploy new and enhanced capabilities with
the assurance they will deliver the performance
required. Visit our website
www.QinetiQ.com. Follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter @QinetiQ. Visit our
blog www.QinetiQ-blogs.com.
About Accenture
Accenture is a leading global
professional services company that helps the world's leading
businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital
core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and
enhance citizen services-creating tangible value at speed and
scale.
About BMT
BMT is a maritime-orientated
high-end design house and technical consulting firm driven by a
passion for solving complex, real-world problems Our core business
comprises distinctive and sustainable capabilities, which we
leverage to address the needs of our customers and markets and are
the primary focus of future capability development. We exist to
navigate the most important and impactful engineering challenges of
our time. We create environments where people with outstanding
technical knowledge deliver meaningful, practical solutions. We are
driven by a commitment to a safer, more efficient, effective and
sustainable future.
About Eviden
Eviden designs the scope composed of
Atos' digital, cloud, big data and security business lines. It will
be a global leader in data-driven, trusted and sustainable digital
transformation. As a next generation digital business with
worldwide leading positions in digital, cloud, data, advanced
computing and security, it brings deep expertise for all industries
in more than 53 countries. By uniting unique high-end technologies
across the full digital continuum with 57,000 world-class talents,
Eviden expands the possibilities of technologies for enterprises
and public authorities, helping them to build their digital future.
Eviden is an Atos Group business with an annual revenue of c. € 5
billion.
About
Roke
Roke is a leading UK innovator in
science and engineering. For over 60 years we've been improving the
world through innovation by combining the physical and digital in
new ways. Our journey began in defence but as the decades have
rolled on, we're also inventing and engineering technically
advanced data and communication systems in national security and
for Fortune 500 companies.
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