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Procurement of Magnetrons for the In Service Capability Support of I-Band Transponders  - UK1

Buyer: Defence Equipment and Support →

BuyerDefence Equipment and Support
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£2,330,000
Published30 Mar 2026

What is being bought

DE&S Deca, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has a requirement to purchase Magnetrons (NSN 5960-99-1187834) for the In Service Capability Support of I-Band Transponders fitted to Merlin and Wildcat platforms. The Magnetron is solely manufactured by the company MPD Components (Manufacturers Part No: MA2829) in the USA and is of a bespoke design for the I-Band Transponder. The requirement is currently provided by the DE&S Commodities Consumables contract but will require continued support via a new procurement route.

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Electronic and electrical spare parts for military aerospace equipment 35642000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 2 Nov 2026 to 1 Nov 2028
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Electronic and electrical spare parts for military aerospace equipmentNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 35. The category anchor is Electronic and electrical spare parts for military aerospace equipment (35642000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 351,1674 median · 41.9 average (330 of 1,167 with a bid count)3.8 average (360 of 1,167 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer57Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK4314 median · 91.5 average (125 of 431 with a bid count)6.1 average (145 of 431 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)86Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimedefenceSecurity
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
RFI Document attached to the opportunity linked to this notice in DSP. All expressions of interest are to follow RFI instruction. https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60931engagement15 May 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06586e
Latest release ID029154-2026
Latest release timestampMon Mar 30 2026 13:36:30 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£2,330,000
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
30 Mar 2026planning029154-2026
19 Feb 2026planning015362-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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