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title: "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)."
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# 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).

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/in-service-support-of-queen-elizabeth-class-integrated-navigation-and-bridge-systems-and-i-ocds-h6vhtk-05143b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "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).". Published status: award. Published Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services, Repair and maintenance services of warships
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **Awarded Value:** £204,936,740 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/in-service-support-of-queen-elizabeth-class-integrated-navigation-and-bridge-systems-and-i-ocds-h6vhtk-05143b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05143b`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/in-service-support-of-queen-elizabeth-class-integrated-navigation-and-bridge-systems-and-i-ocds-h6vhtk-05143b#tl-md)

## Description
Contract 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.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 021670-2025-709942450-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Northrop Grumman UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-147929`
  - Value: £204,936,740 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 021670-2025-709942450-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £204,936,740
  - Signed Date: 31/03/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F021670-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-05-15T11:07:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T22:09:14.008Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05143b