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UK5 - Transparency Notice

Defence Equipment and Support Published 22 May 2026 Find a Tender

key details

Value£450,000,000 (£500,000,000 inc. VAT)
Statuscomplete
Category (CPV) 35332100
Proceduredirect
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05d7dd

Awards (5)

This procurement was awarded to 3 suppliers. Values shown are per-award; the notice total is £450,000,000.

SupplierValueDateStatus
Applanix Corporation £791,200 · pending
Applanix Corporation · · active
BAE Surface Ships £450,644,949 · pending
General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited £1,250,000,000 · pending
General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited £833,333,333 · pending

description

Defence Equipment and Support, part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a Defence and Security contract to BAE Surface Ships (BAES) for the Sting Ray Mid-Life Upgrade (SRMLU) Demonstration and Initial Manufacture Phase. The contract also includes an option for full manufacture to facilitate refurbishment of existing stockpiles of the Sting Ray MOD 1 Lightweight Torpedo to the enhanced Sting Ray MOD 2 design. The initial contract is for a period of 4 years with an option to extend by up to a further 4 years for full manufacture. The estimated value of the Contract is £600m (incl. VAT).

notice history

6 notices published against this procurement.

PublishedTypeRegimeNotice
31 Oct 2025 Pipeline notice (UK1) Procurement Act 2023 070044-2025
3 Nov 2025 Transparency notice (UK5) Procurement Act 2023 070383-2025
14 Nov 2025 Transparency notice (UK5) Procurement Act 2023 073890-2025
6 Feb 2026 Transparency notice (UK5) Procurement Act 2023 010953-2026
22 May 2026 Transparency notice (UK5) Procurement Act 2023 048004-2026
29 Jun 2026 Contract details (UK7) Procurement Act 2023 060882-2026

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