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Published May 26, 2026

Ocient joins UK’s Ministry of Defence Commercial X innovation procurement pathway

By Paul “Monty” Montgomery, Executive Director, Ocient National Security Solutions, EMEA

UK government and defence organisations now have a faster, more streamlined path to engage with Ocient’s large-scale data, analytics, and AI capabilities through the UK Ministry of Defence Commercial X-enabled Neutral Vendor Framework for Innovation (NVFI), operated by Constellia. 

Commercial X was created to help accelerate adoption of emerging technologies across defence and national security environments by reducing procurement friction and simplifying access to innovative technology providers. In many ways, it serves a similar purpose to U.S. innovation procurement initiatives such as Tradewinds AI. 

For Ocient, participation in the NVFI marketplace expands opportunities to support UK defence organisations and partners operating in high-volume, complex, and time-sensitive data environments where speed, scale, and full-fidelity analytics matter. 

OcientAIQ™ is designed for environments where retaining and operationalising massive volumes of data is mission-critical. Rather than relying on sampling or pre-aggregation, organisations can retain and query full-fidelity datasets at scale — helping analysts and operators move from raw data to actionable intelligence more quickly. 

The platform supports secure cloud and on-premises deployments while helping reduce infrastructure complexity and total cost of ownership for large-scale mission data environments. Ocient’s architecture is built to support organisations operating across complex operational and sovereign data environments where performance, speed, and control are critical. 

Ocient looks forward to continued engagement with UK defence organisations, industry partners, and integrators supporting modern national security operations. 

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