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    ContractsCryptographic Key Management Services for RAF
    Awarded contract

    Cryptographic Key Management Services for RAF

    Awarded
    £2m
    Published 17 Sept 2026

    RAF contract awarded for establishing a Crypt Key Service Centre to modernize cryptographic key management and operations across the organization.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 17 Sept 2026· 3 days agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £2m
    Published 17 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £2,048,725
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      17 Aug 2026
      1 months ago
    • Sector
      IT & Software
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    1 supplier
    • QI
      QINETIQ LIMITED
    Lead contractor

    Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 3 days ago.

    17 Sept 2026Today17 Aug 2026

    Brief

    The Royal Air Force (RAF) has awarded a contract to establish a specialized team to design and implement the RAF's Crypt Key Service Centre (CKSC). This centre will be responsible for developing strategy and policy, managing business change initiatives, and providing support to front-line cryptographic operations. The CKSC aims to modernize how the RAF manages cryptographic materials and equipment, representing the most significant transformation in crypto management in three decades. This notice is published for transparency purposes in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. This is not a request for expressions of interest from new suppliers.

    Track record

    60 awards · 47 winners
    Open field

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    f1130766-532a-401e-8ca2-466dcfdacce8-914442
    MD
    Buyer
    MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
    Sector
    IT & Software