Army Directorate of Digital, Security and Intelligence Industry Engagement Event 2026
Important: This event is intended to support engagement and information exchange between the Army's Directorate of Digital, Security and intelligence (D DSI) and industry. It is not a procurement activity, and attendance will not provide any organisation with a competitive advantage or preferential treatment in relation to any current or future commercial opportunities.
The Dir DSI is bringing together industry partners with its senior leaders to shape the future of the digital environment for our war-fighters.
We will cover:
1. The challenge:
1.1 How do we enhance
1.2 Security against emerging Threats
1.3 Information systems, intelligence, surveillance, and decision-making capabilities to the war-fighter
1.4 Cyber and electromagnetic activity on the battlefield
2. The Framework:
2.1 What are our Digital standards and how we conduct system integration
2.2 How we deliver Army digital services
3. Areas of opportunity:
3.1 Artificial Intelligence- enablement and governance
3.2 Sensor to effector network (ASGARD)
3.3 Building resilience across systems and operations
On the day you will:
1. Gain insight into Army's future digital direction
2. Explore collaboration opportunities with key stakeholders
3. have the opportunity to take part in 1:1 sessions with senior leaders to discuss mutual priorities and challenges.
4. Hear directly from our 2* Director of Digital, Security and Intelligence (Dir DSI)
This is an opportunity to understand where we are heading, and how industry can play a role in delivering the next generation of secure, resilient digital capability.
This is a Request for Information and not currently an opportunity to tender.
The Authority is seeking to explore Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) solutions, specifically in the form of Vehicle Security Barriers (VSBs). This includes the potential establishment of a comprehensive through-life support including installations and maintenance contract, anticipated to span approximately 10 years, incorporating provisions for capability upgrades, technology refresh, and asset sustainment.
The Authority welcomes input from subject matter experts and relevant suppliers to better understand the level of market interest and capability in delivering a requirement of this nature in the future. This also provides an opportunity for industry to offer feedback, highlight any concerns, and identify potential risks or constraints that may impact delivery.
Please see documents attached on this notice.
*Notice V2* Updated link 25/06/2026
This is a Request for Information and not currently a tendering opportunity.
The Authority is seeking to explore Hostile Vehicle Mitigation (HVM) solutions, specifically in the form of Vehicle Security Barriers (VSBs). This includes the potential establishment of a comprehensive through-life support including installations and maintenance contract, anticipated to span approximately 10 years, incorporating provisions for capability upgrades, technology refresh, and asset sustainment.
The Authority welcomes input from subject matter experts and relevant suppliers to better understand the level of market interest and capability in delivering a requirement of this nature in the future. This also provides an opportunity for industry to offer feedback, highlight any concerns, and identify potential risks or constraints that may impact delivery.
The Authority intends to engage with the market to inform the potential procurement of an integrated physical security capability.
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) relies on a diverse and often legacy set of physical security technologies—including access control systems, CCTV, intrusion detection, and perimeter security solutions—to protect personnel, infrastructure, and sensitive assets across a wide and geographically dispersed estate. The current technology landscape is fragmented, with a variety of systems installed over time without consistent standards, interoperability, or integration.
This fragmentation creates several critical issues:
• Limited interoperability and integration: Existing systems typically operate in isolation, preventing real-time data sharing and a unified operational view of security across sites. This reduces situational awareness and slows decision-making during incidents.
• Reliance on legacy infrastructure: Many systems are outdated, difficult to maintain or upgrade, increasing operational risk and lifecycle costs while reducing resilience against evolving threats.
• Inconsistent capability across the estate: Variation in technology deployment results in uneven levels of protection
• Inefficient use of personnel: Limited automation and integration places significant reliance on workforce-intensive processes, reducing efficiency and increasing the burden on already stretched security personnel.
• Data underutilisation: Security data is collected but not effectively aggregated or analysed, limiting the MOD’s ability to derive insights, predict threats, and optimise resource allocation.
As threats become more complex, hybrid, and technologically advanced, the current physical security technology solution is not adequately positioned to deliver a coherent, scalable, and future-ready defence posture. We need an intelligent, standardised approach to deliver site specific, scalable, threat driven security system that enables national situational awareness, interoperability, resilience and efficiency across the MOD estate.
The Authority is seeking market insight to help shape future requirements, delivery models and commercial strategy for a more coherent, integrated, technology-enabled and threat-led security capability.
This preliminary market engagement is being conducted to:
- Test and refine the problem definition and scope of solution
- Understand market capability, innovation and interest
- Inform the development of the Statement of Requirements and Outline Business Case
- Shape the commercial approach, including cost modelling and scalability of solution
Kier Construction propose to subcontract to supply and install Security, CCTV, Access, Intruder. This works package will be constructed at Keogh Barracks, Aldershot.
This is a future opportunity notice for suppliers to register their interest in being selected for inclusion on the tender list. Please note this is a pipeline notice only and there is no further information at this time.
All values and dates in this notice are estimated only and we reserve the right to amend any of the information prior to issuing an invitation to tender.
Additional information:
All Supply Chain are required to hold Cyber Essentials accreditation and be looking to progress to Cyber Essentials Plus.
All Supply Chain employees and agents will be required to hold Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) accreditation and be prepared to undergo the Security Clearance (SC) process.