Official UK procurement notice
Independent Technical Service (ITS) for Tranche 2 & Tranche 3 for the SPARTAN programme
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Request For Information (RFI) is issued for Royal Navy, as part of Ministry of Defence (also known as “The Authority”). This is not a formal tender competition or commitment to any future contract(s), it is an opportunity for industry to provide information to assist in development of future requirements.
It is in relation to the provision of Independent Technical Services for the SPARTAN programme.
There will be a market engagement event held on the 21st of April via Teams and there is a questionnaire below that any interested suppliers should fill out and return to the Authority
CPV: Technical analysis or consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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, 12:40 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Apr 2026, 17:10 BST
- Authority reference
714863450- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031645- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051459Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
15 May 2025 → 1 Jul 2026 · 5 dates- Planning notice published15 May 2025, 12:40 BST
- Latest notice published203 days ago7 Apr 2026, 17:10 BST
- Market engagement182 days ago28 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
There will be a market engagement event held on the 21st of April via Teams and there is a questionnaire provided in the pack found on the opportunity listing that any interested suppliers should fill out and return to the Authority.
The Opportunity listing and RFI pack can be found here: contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗
This RFI aims to achieve the following outcomes:
- Assess levels of industry interest in this type of requirement
- Develop further the Authority’s understanding of the different technologies and capabilities available in the market, both current & emerging.
- Understand any industry concerns or feedback on this.
- Enable the Authority to develop a procurement strategy that will deliver best value for money for Defence.
- Tender notice expected179 days ago1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts119 days ago1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 May 2025- Pipeline notice published15 May 2025, 12:40 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published7 Apr 2026, 17:10 BSTUK2
- Published value updated to £3,275,0007 Apr 2026, 17:10 BSTwas £11,000,000
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender