Official UK procurement notice
In Service Support of Queen Elizabeth Class Integrated Navigation and Bridge Systems, and In Service Support for VM250 Radar, Astute Ships Inertial Navigation System, MK39 Gyroscope across Multiple Naval Platforms (QEC INBS).
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract Award Notice published for reasons of transparency only. The Ministry of Defence has awarded a Single Source Qualifying Defence Contract to Northrop Grumman UK Ltd for In Service Support of Queen Elizabeth Class Integrated Navigation and Bridge Systems, and In Service Support for VM250 Radar, Astute Ships Inertial Navigation System, MK39 Gyroscope across Multiple Naval Platforms (QEC INBS). The Contract will include in service core support of the INBS Equipment and Legacy equipment. The in-service support includes safety management, spares provision, systems repairs, a range of supplementary support tasks and technical support.
CPV: Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services · Repair and maintenance services of warships
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 May 2025, 12:07 BST
- Last source update
- 15 May 2025, 12:07 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-021670- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05143bFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northrop Grumman UK Ltd | £204,936,740 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 021670-2025-709942450-1 · Northrop Grumman UK Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Apr 2025
- Value
- £204,936,740
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Northrop Grumman UK LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments