Procurement of Electro-Magnetic Counter small Uncrewed Air System Defeat and/or Detect systems (and associated systems)

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Ministry of Defence

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

595cb7fa-0a5d-4762-b13d-9b34d2418e92-810806

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 35730000

Published tags

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Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

The Dismounted Close Combat (DCC) Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has awarded a multi-product, multi-supplier Framework Agreement contract for the procurement of Counter-uncrewed Air Systems (C-uAS), specifically Electro-Magnetic DETECT and/or DEFEAT (EMDaD) capabilities and associated equipment, for use by the Dismounted Close Combat Soldier. The estimated total Framework value is up to £38.75M ex-VAT across multiple suppliers throughout the 7-year duration of the Framework. Following award of the Framework Agreement, the Authority's intention is to seek technical data for the proposed products from the supplier. The Authority shall then call forward the physical product for trials and assessment to be carried out by the Authority or a third party on their behalf. The Authority will only procure products that have been tested and meet the specified requirement. Separate to the requirement above, (Subject to another Contract Notice) the Authority's intention is to place a service contract with a single UK based supplier under the Freedom of Action following a competition. This service contract will allow the supplier to undertake trials and assessment activities for all equipment procured under the framework on the Authority's behalf. The Cyber Risk Level associated with this project has been assessed as Very Low. Risk Assessment Reference: RAR-240321A02 Notice https://www.contracts.mod.uk/go/34712815018E7EE8AAAF

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1. Tender notice observed

   27 Mar 2024

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 20 Aug 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

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2. Award record updated

   13 Dec 2024

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   595cb7fa-0a5d-4762-b13d-9b34d2418e92-810806

   Published tags

   awardUpdate

Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• Procurement of Electro-Magnetic Counter small Uncrewed Air System Defeat and/or Detect systems (and associated systems)

  Buyer: Ministry of DefenceSupplier: BT PLC

  End date in notice

  15 Dec 2031

  Value shown in notice

  £1Whole award value; not assigned to one supplier

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  About this figure

  • This award names more than one supplier but does not divide the published value between them. The figure is shown for context and is not assigned to one supplier.

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  Award or lot reference

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• Procurement of Electro-Magnetic Counter small Uncrewed Air System Defeat and/or Detect systems (and associated systems)

  Buyer: Ministry of DefenceSupplier:

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