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Published 8 Jul 2025, 10:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement and Support of Replacement Second Naval Navigation Radar (SNNR) on T23 Frigates.

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support

WorksDirect awardSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: UK
Contract value (direct award)£3,500,000≈ £700k / year · £4,200,000 inc. VAT
Awarded 14 Jul 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Kelvin Hughes Limited
Contract term 5 yrsends 21 Sept 2030 · up to 21 Sept 2032 with extensions · starts 22 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The procurement and in service support of replacement Second Naval Navigation Radar (SNNR) for use on Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate.

CPV: Navigation equipment · Radar · Radar sets · Radar station construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 22 Sept 2025 – 21 Sept 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 21 Sept 2032 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
34932000 Radar sets34933000 Navigation equipment35722000 Radar45223400 Radar station construction work

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Works
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
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
8 Jul 2025, 10:55 BST
Last source update
30 Aug 2026, 17:56 BST
Authority reference
714960450
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-082397
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Navigation equipmentRadarRadar setsRadar station construction work
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-055ae6 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Urgency; Defence Security Operational
Published justification

MOD Voluntary Transparency Notice for the Maritime Radar Update Programme (MRUP)

Second Naval Navigation Radar (SNNR) T23 Frigates./LPD

  1. United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (the “Authority”) intends to place a contract with Hensoldt UK Limited (company number 06391386) (the “Company”) for Maritime Radar Update Programme (MRUP) Second Naval Navigation Radar (SNNR) used on Royal Navy T23 Frigates
  2. The planned term of the contract is for 5 years with two one-year option years (up to 7 years total). The estimated value of this contract is up to £3.5m
  3. The contract will be for the procurement and In Service Support of a Second Naval Navigation Radar (SNNR) for use on Royal Navy Type 23 Frigate/LPD. Options will apply to this procurement.
  4. This procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 and it is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in Defence Sourcing Portal and the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023, due to an absence of competition for technical reasons .

a. The MRUP team are in an unusual and unplanned position whereby the current SNNR used on Royal Navy Type 23 Frigates is unsupported; as SNNR is a critical system this presents a significant risk to Navigational Safety for the T23 vessels and a risk to the operational capability of these Royal Navy vessels. The failure of a Navigation Radar will result in a high-level Operational Defect (OPDEF) and could prevent the ship sailing. With this in mind timescales to procure a replacement radar are of the upmost importance.

b.Due to the necessity to replace the radar at the earliest opportunity, the Authority will seek to limit any change on the platform. The Authority’s requirement is therefore for a radar which has identical properties to the current radar so as to enable the existing infrastructure on the platform to be used. This will remove the time required to undertake design work, and to model interaction with it and other systems. This approach will also ensure that the time required to update the radar on the platform is kept to the bare minimum and that the impact on platform readiness is limited, thereby enabling an update to be done whilst a vessel is operational. The Hensoldt S Band Turning Unit and Antenna is the only solution which meets the Authority’s requirement.

  1. This VEAT Notice is not a request for Expressions of Interest (EoI) so please do not apply to be invited to tender. This notice advises that the Authority has decided to negotiate a contract with the named supplier on a single source basis and is published for reasons of transparency. If you are interested in becoming a sub-contractor for this requirement, you should apply directly to the Company named above.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

8 Jul 2025 → 30 Aug 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    8 Jul 2025, 10:55 BST
  2. Next notice expected
    9 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Contract starts397 days ago
    22 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published54 days ago
    30 Aug 2026, 17:56 BST

Notice history

8 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jul 2025
  1. Pipeline notice published
    8 Jul 2025, 10:55 BST
    UK1
  2. Transparency notice published
    10 Jul 2025, 14:34 BST
    UK5
  3. Status changed to complete
    10 Jul 2025, 14:34 BST
  4. Procurement method changed
    10 Jul 2025, 14:34 BST
  5. Transparency notice published
    2 Dec 2025, 08:43 GMT
    UK5
  6. Contract award notice published
    14 Jul 2026, 16:20 BST
    UK6
  7. Contract signature expected
    27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  8. Contract details notice published
    30 Aug 2026, 17:56 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (5)
  • 2025-07: 2 releases · 8 Jul 2025, 10 Jul 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £2,334,8361 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 30 Jul 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Kelvin Hughes LimitedSMEProcurement and Support of Replacement Second Naval Navigation Radar (SNRNR) on T23 Frigates27 Jul 2026 – 26 Jul 2031 · up to 26 Jul 2033Extensions: Two one-year option years · Options: Two one-year option years · Amended: Adjustment to note - Options will apply to this procurement.£2,334,83614 Jul 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Kelvin Hughes LimitedSME

    Signed
    30 Jul 2026
    Value
    £2,334,836
    Period
    30 Jul 2026 – 30 Jul 2031 · up to 30 Jul 2033 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    Contract Condition 48.5.1 a) i) and ii) extensions for Option Year 6 and Year 7.
    Options
    Contract condition 48.5.1 a) iii) to vii) Phase 1 Options iii) SoR 5.1.1a: MDMFD to additional T23. iv) Not Used v) SoR 5.2.1b: Technical Publication T23s (to BR format). vi) SoR 5.3.1a: Additional Operator and Maintainer Training. vii) SoR 5.6.1a: Security Testing Contract condition 48.5.1 b) i) to v) Phase 2 Options i) SoR 9.1.1(1): Replacing the existing T23 RT1084 equipment with new HUK equipment (Sharpeye System). ii) SoR 9.1.1(2): implementing RT1058 system improvements, as identified during the Phase 1 Concept Design Study (referenced at section 5.13.1 of the SoR). iii) SoR 9.1.1(3): A combination of (1) - Replacement of RT1084 and (2) - RT1058 system improvements. iv) SoR 9.1.2(1): PTP - Replacing the existing T23 RT1084 JUG console with new HUK MDMFD only. v) SoR 9.1.2(2): PTP - Replacing the existing T23 RT1084 equipment with new HUK MDMFD and Mk11 S Band Sharpeye
    4 agreed KPIs: KPI 1 - Helpdesk Responsiveness & Resolution Plan · KPI 2 - Delivery of Availability · KPI 3 - Provision of Reports and Contract Deliverable Documents …
    • KPI 1 - Helpdesk Responsiveness & Resolution Plan
    • KPI 2 - Delivery of Availability
    • KPI 3 - Provision of Reports and Contract Deliverable Documents
    • KPI 4 - Response to TAFs and RFQs

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 email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Kelvin Hughes LimitedAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01030135 Voltage, 6 Mollison Avenue, Enfield, London, EN3 7XQContact email

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
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender
  • Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender