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Published 30 Jan 2026, 16:43 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Mk41 Integration Study · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Research & Development (R&D) (73) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,666,667published award · exc. VAT
Award in standstill 30 Jan 2026no call for competition
Award (standstill) to MBDA UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

A report detailing viability for Integration of Mk41 vertical launching system and Aster 30 Missile

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
73410000 Military research and technology

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
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
30 Jan 2026, 16:43 GMT
Last source update
30 Jan 2026, 17:19 GMT
Authority reference
715759455
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-008668
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06137b Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The Ministry of Defence intends to award a contract to MBDA UK Limited for the commissioning of a report to test the compatibility of Aster missiles with the MK41 missiles launcher system. The contract will be for a duration of 1-year, with an estimated value of £2,000,000. It is considered that this contract can be awarded under section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in Paragraph 6 (single supplier - technical reasons) of Schedule 5 applies. MBDA UK Limited is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) for the Aster missile and possesses the technical knowledge to assess the feasibility of integrating new launcher technology with existing systems. MBDA also has contractual rights to use the technical data of Lockheed Martin who is the OEM for the MK41 launcher system. The findings will inform strategic decisions on future capability development and operational flexibility to reduce the need for separate launcher solutions for different missile types. There are no reasonable alternatives.

Review and risk notes
Risks

The following risks could occur which could affect contract delivery or performance:

Changes in laws or regulations resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

Unexpected delays to delivery timescales due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

Unexpected changes to costs due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

Unexpected changes to volume of deliverables due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

Unexpected changes to scope of deliverables due to either Authority, Contractor or third party actions resulting in a need to amend the Contract timescales, costs, deliverables or scope.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

30 Jan 2026 → 10 Feb 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published269 days ago
    30 Jan 2026, 17:19 GMT
  2. Standstill ends258 days ago
    10 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jan 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    30 Jan 2026, 16:43 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    30 Jan 2026, 17:19 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    13 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,666,6671 award exc. VAT
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MBDA UK Ltd16 Feb 2026 – 26 Feb 2027£1,666,66730 Jan 2026standstill to 10 Feb 2026Standstill

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island, Portsmouth, South East, PO2 8BYContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MBDA UK LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03144919 Six Hills Way, Stevenage, East of England, SG1 2DAContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender