Development and Sustainment of Embedded Codebase and Support Applications

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Which phase the project is in Not started Existing team Internal technical team from Dstl staff Address where the work will be done Remotely working Working arrangements Supplier to work remotely. However there may be a requirement to visit Dstl Porton Down, for in-person meetings with the internal technical team, to discuss aspects of the work. Provide more information about your security requirements: Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) Provide more information about your security requirements: Security Check (SC) Latest start date 2025-10-17 Enter the expected contract length: 6 months Extension period: 12 months Special terms and conditions DEFCON 703 shall apply throughout. Write the term or acronym: None Are you prepared to show your budget details?: Yes Indicative maximum: 1200000 Confirm if you require a contracted out service or supply of resource Contracted out service: the off-payroll rules do not apply Summary of work The Authority seeks to engage an Industry team, to take on the development and sustainment of a family of products, including a large, embedded codebase and several smaller applications. The Authority has developed internally a family of products, written in Rust with some aspects written in C++, JavaScript and Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML). The existing codebase is currently Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 6 . The goal is to elevate this to TRL8 . A comprehensive report on the assurance level of the existing software was commissioned and delivered in FY25, providing a thorough understanding of the work required to bring the product up to specification. Key areas for improvement include systems engineering / requirements management, test traceability, performance monitoring, documentation and report generation. Where the supplied staff will work No specific location (for example they can work remotely) Who is the organisation using the products or services Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Why the work is being done Specified in the summary and see attached SOR The business problem you need to solve Specified in the summary and see attached SOR First user type: N/A