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title: "Project GOSHAWK"
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# Project GOSHAWK

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-goshawk-ocds-h6vhtk-060dec). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Project GOSHAWK". Published status: active. Published Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 February 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Air/ground/sea launched cruise missiles, Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services, Military research and technology
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060dec`

## 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/project-goshawk-ocds-h6vhtk-060dec#tl-md)

## Description
The Ministry of Defence (“MOD”) is seeking to support the development and trial a low-cost interceptor, as detailed below:
•	Optimised for drones, loitering munitions and missiles at close ranges and low altitudes
•	Achieve a favourable ‘cost-exchange ratio’ and reliably counter diverse targets at varying speeds, altitudes, and trajectories
•	The fundamental requirement being, cost-effective, multi-threat interception capability.  
This requirement has been denoted Project GOSHAWK.
The purpose of this Contract Notice (“CN”) is to advertise the requirement and invite potential suppliers to express their interest to participate in the competitive procurement and receive the ITT for Project GOSHAWK. Suppliers should only respond if they are (themselves or as part of a consortium with other suppliers) in a position to undertake the full programme and can meet the full requirement as set out above.
As a pre-requisite, suppliers who intend to participate in Project GOSHAWK and who express an interest must be able to meet the following essential criteria:
1. Initial RFI response:
a.	Be able to receive and process information classified up to SECRET (in accordance with the UK’s Government Security Classification Policy) from the commencement of the Project GOSHAWK contract in accordance with GovS 007: Security
b.	Sign a Confidentiality Undertaking
c.	An outline of the supplier’s existing capability, detailing cruise speeds, sprint speed, intercept ceiling, operational ranges, manoeuvrability, kinetic payload, guidance, seeker performance, communication requirements, capability protection, deliverability timeline, launch system, outline plan for testing against credible scenarios, target interception rates, production costs, deployment ready date and integration requirements.*
*Please note the information provided will be treated as commercially sensitive.
2. During the competition the suppliers will be required to demonstrate (including but not limited to and as will be further detailed in the procurement documentation): 
a.	Technical ability to develop low-cost missiles to meet the Authority’s requirements;
b.	Future scalability of production for a potential follow on contract with an estimated demand of approximately 3,000 to 7,000 units per year, subject to successful trials. Further clarity of the estimated annual demand will be provided during the procurement, however the Authority reserves the right to not place any follow on contract(s); 
c.	Export controls - Ideally no export controls, but European export control will be acceptable if required
d.	Desirable criteria – A high proportion of spend under this and any future related contracts will be UK based, which may include but not be limited to missile development and production.
Suppliers who provide the essential criteria listed at 1 (a) to (c) above will be invited to participate and submit a response to the GOSHAWK ITT (see further detail below). The Authority will reserve the right in its abs...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/project-goshawk-ocds-h6vhtk-060dec)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006424-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-26T08:11:40.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T04:09:47.222Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-060dec