Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Value
- £405,762,737.13
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials (CPV 50600000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 071742-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date1 Jul 2026
- Published29 Jul 2026Published 28 days after the contract date
Description
In Service Support of the Spearfish Heavyweight and Sting Ray Lightweight torpedoes.
About the supplier
BAE Systems Surface Ships Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 06160534).