# External Support to Lead Solution Architecture

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DIGITAL DEFENCE LIMITED](/buyers/digital-defence-limited/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [AtkinsRéalis UK Ltd](/contract-winners/atkinsr-alis-uk/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £1,390,985
- Tender value: £1,390,985
- Award date: 14 October 2024
- Published: 28 February 2025
- Contract start: 14 October 2024
- Contract end: 31 March 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 4f7826bc-65ea-4f94-a8d4-1ce60dc88500-831191
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-9f9f7eb2-73a1-4b4c-ae76-39ce7e667b7c

## Description

Support to Service Owner areas within Defence Digital to assure and advise the Service Owners on all aspects of solution and technical architecture ensuring compliance with extant solutions and interoperability\. This includes providing situational awareness of technical and security matters across Defence and its partners, whilst providing an independent solution assurance function to the Service Owners and the Project teams\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4f7826bc-65ea-4f94-a8d4-1ce60dc88500-831191)