# Defence Out of Bounds Service \(DOBUS\)

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

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [MINISTRY OF DEFENCE](/buyers/ministry-of-defence/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [Boxxe Limited](/contract-winners/boxxe/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £2,483,454
- Tender value: £2,483,454
- Award date: 1 August 2024
- Published: 21 August 2024
- Contract start: 1 August 2024
- Contract end: 31 July 2026
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 9279cca5-df0f-498d-aade-49a71c4aa1ce-779331
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ccbf5712-9925-4839-9b47-7a03f962b79a

## Description

Defence Out of Bounds Service \(DOBUS\) which provides assured software patches for MOD ICT at OFFICIAL, SECRET and ABOVE SECRET\. This service is vital to Defence as without it, various pieces of software will become vulnerable to exploitation and will compromise Defence's Cyber security\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/9279cca5-df0f-498d-aade-49a71c4aa1ce-779331)