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Published 22 Jan 2026, 12:04 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

712920450-Swing Arm Gun Mount (SAGM) & Mk15 Pedestal Spares, Repairs & Post Design Services

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

ServicesDirect awardAbove thresholdDefence & securitySME suitable
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Contract value (direct award)£1,400,833≈ £280k / year · £1,681,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Awarded 2 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to ISTEC Services Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Oct 2031 · starts 1 Nov 2026
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

712920450-Swing Arm Gun Mount (SAGM) & Mk15 Pedestal Spares, Repairs & Post Design Services 5 year contract.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

712920450-Swing Arm Gun Mount (SAGM) & Mk15 Pedestal Spares, Repairs & Post Design Services 5 year contract

CPV: Repair and maintenance services of warships

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsSME
Contract period: 1 Nov 2026 – 31 Oct 2031 (5 yrs)
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
50640000 Repair and maintenance services of warships

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,859,2421 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 2 Nov 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
ISTEC Services LimitedSME712920450 - Swing Arm Gun Mount (SAGM) & Pedestal Spares, Repairs, & PDS2 Nov 2026 – 30 Sept 2031£1,859,2422 Oct 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • 712920450 - Swing Arm Gun Mount (SAGM) & Pedestal Spares, Repairs, & PDS · ISTEC Services LimitedSME

    Signed
    2 Nov 2026
    Value
    £1,859,242
    Period
    2 Nov 2026 – 30 Sept 2031
    Status
    active
    2 agreed KPIs: Tasks completed to schedule · Contract deliverables in accrodance with schedule
    • Tasks completed to schedule, The Supplier shall: meet the delivery timeline as agreed in the Task Approval Form (TAF) or as otherwise agreed between the Supplier and the Authority post task approval. Demonstrate all deliverables met. Submit TAF paperwork for acceptance by the Authority’s Project Manager within 10 working days post TAF completion date.
    • Contract deliverables in accrodance with schedule, Contract Deliverables shall be delivered In Accordance With (IAW) Schedule 18.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Defence & security
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
22 Jan 2026, 12:04 GMT
Last source update
4 Nov 2026, 13:58 GMT
Authority reference
712920450
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-104695
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Repair and maintenance services of warships
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060c16 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

ISTEC owns the IP rights to the Swing Arm Gun Mount and Mk41 Pedestal, as these designs are proprietary to ISTEC they also are the only ones with the required technical knowledge and SQEP to perform this contract.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

22 Jan 2026 → 4 Nov 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published288 days ago
    22 Jan 2026, 12:04 GMT
  2. Next notice expected282 days ago
    27 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Contract starts5 days ago
    1 Nov 2026
  4. Standstill ends3 days ago
    2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  5. Latest notice published2 days ago
    4 Nov 2026, 13:58 GMT

Notice history

8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jan 2026
  1. Pipeline notice published
    22 Jan 2026, 12:04 GMT
    UK1
  2. Pipeline notice published
    27 Jan 2026, 10:54 GMT
    UK1
  3. Published value updated to £1,400,833
    27 Jan 2026, 10:54 GMT
    was £1,681,000
  4. Transparency notice published
    28 Jan 2026, 10:38 GMT
    UK5
  5. Status changed to complete
    28 Jan 2026, 10:38 GMT
  6. Contract award notice published
    22 Oct 2026, 13:40 BST
    UK6
  7. Contract signature expected
    2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  8. Contract details notice published
    4 Nov 2026, 13:58 GMT
    UK7
Published amendments (1)

Title & Reference updated, and estimated value reduced to reflect updated information

Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2026-01: 2 releases · 22 Jan 2026, 27 Jan 2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • ISTEC SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PBDH-1359-VQZM King Edward House, 8 Bluecoats Avenue, HERTFORD, East of England, SG14 1PBContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (5)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender