Who Won It

Contract award · 16 Dec 2025

MHC Block 2 Remote Command Centre (RCC) Integration and Supply

Ministry of Defence awarded “MHC Block 2 Remote Command Centre (RCC) Integration and Supply” to Thales UK for £3.9bn. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionSecurity, fire & defence equipmentNorth West

BuyerMinistry of Defence
Value £3.9bn
WinnerThales UK

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.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier
Thales UK
Value
£3,900,000,000
Procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sector
Security, fire & defence equipment · Command, control, communication systems (CPV 35711000)
Region
North West
Official notice
085058-2025 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date16 Dec 2025
  2. Published19 Dec 2025Published 3 days after the contract date

Description

Contract for the design, integration and subsequent manufacture and supply of Remote Command Centres for RN Mine Hunting Capability platforms.

About the supplier

Other awards in the same procurement

Call-offs and awards published under the same process (for example a framework or dynamic purchasing system).

Date Contract Supplier Value
8 Apr 2025
Thales UK £100m

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