Official UK procurement notice
P8 Anti-Submarine Warfare Finish (P8-ASWF) Demonstration and Manufacture
Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThere is an intention to direct award a procurement in the coming weeks for the provision of:
Integration of the Sting Ray MOD1 Torpedo (SR1) onto the Poseidon 8 (P-8) aircraft.
This would include demonstration, manufacture but may also cover in-service support requirements.
Category C Contract
Goods between £10 and £20 Million
CPV Code: 35300000
CPV: Weapons, ammunition and associated parts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- 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
- 28 May 2025, 13:58 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Apr 2026, 13:46 BST
- Authority reference
714716450- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-035632- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0527f3Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
The single source justification is based upon technical reasons: primarily BAE having specific Sting Ray technical expertise and knowledge spanning over 26 years when they acquired the OEMs who developed and manufactured the weapon. No other economic operator hold this specific technical expertise, experience or engineering capability that is required to safely deliver the integration whilst maintaining current levels of weapon effectiveness. BAE also possess the unique techniques, tooling and test equipment required to undertake the integration and testing requirements effectively without exposing the programme with unacceptable levels of engineering and safety risk.
- Risks
A conflicts assessment is currently being carried out and will have been completed alongside the ITN, prior to contract award.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 May 2025 → 26 Feb 2027 · 4 dates- Planning notice published28 May 2025, 13:58 BST
- Next notice expected19 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published192 days ago20 Apr 2026, 13:46 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 119 days26 Feb 2027
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 May 2025- Pipeline notice published28 May 2025, 13:58 BSTUK1
- Transparency notice published9 Apr 2026, 14:36 BSTUK5
- Status changed to complete9 Apr 2026, 14:36 BST
- Procurement method changed9 Apr 2026, 14:36 BST
- Transparency notice published20 Apr 2026, 13:46 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected26 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAE Systems Surface Ships Ltd26 Feb 2027 – 27 Feb 2032 · up to 28 Feb 2035Extensions: Extension to cover additional manufacture/integration quantities. | £19,200,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BAE Systems Surface Ships LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender