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Science and Technology Oriented Research and development in Missile defence (STORM)

Ministry of Defence

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02 Apr 2025 at 07:37

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01 Apr 2025 at 21:26

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03 Jul 2024 at 17:37

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15 May 2023 at 15:28

Planning Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has embarked on the "Science and Technology Oriented Research and Development in Missile Defence (STORM)" project, focusing on Military Research and Technology services. This comprehensive procurement initiative is aimed at countering threats from ballistic and advanced missiles such as hypersonic glide vehicles and cruise missiles. The project, managed by the UK Missile Defence Centre, is currently in the award stage, with Roke Manor Research Limited successfully clinching the contract valued up to £251 million over six years. The procurement method is selective, negotiated with a publication of a contract notice, and includes a framework agreement that covers a core 3-year period with an optional 3-year extension, starting from the signed date of 7th March 2025. Key activities are expected to be co-located with the MDC in Farnborough.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses in the military and defence research sector to contribute to the UK's strategic missile defence capabilities. Companies with expertise in technology development, experimentation, trials, and rapid analysis for missile defence are encouraged to participate. The nature of the contract allows for substantial and multi-year research projects, as well as short-term analysis, thus fostering both immediate and long-term business growth. It also offers the chance for multinational and multi-supplier collaboration, ensuring robust technological advancements and efficient supply chain management within the UK defence industry. Businesses that hold Facility Security Clearance and employ a UK workforce are particularly favoured, ensuring the nurturing and sustaining of UK expertise in missile defence research and development.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Science and Technology Oriented Research and development in Missile defence (STORM)

Notice Description

1 Since the first V2 attack on London in 1944 ballistic missiles have posed a near constant threat to the UK, its overseas interests, and forces. Adversaries continue to invest in and proliferate increasingly advanced ballistic and manoeuvrable threat systems to challenge our freedom of action. 2 The UK Missile Defence Centre (MDC), a unique government-industry partnership within MOD Head Office, is responsible for all UK missile defence Research & Development (R&D). The MDC was established as a government-industry partnership to provide support to decision makers on all aspects of Missile Defence and to provide a pipeline of funding to sustain SQEP in relevant UK industry sectors. Through continuing implementation of the 2020 MOD Science & Technology (S&T) Strategy, the Missile Defence R&D category must sustain, exploit, and develop UK industrial and academic expertise to continue to develop next generation and generation after next technologies applicable to Integrated Air and Missile Defence. 3 The Missile Defence R&D Category Strategy, approved in May 2023, recommended creation of a new route to market bringing together core research and technology maturation projects into a single contract, enhancing research outcomes and supply chain efficiency. The contract shall manage delivery of research covering all activities to counter ballistic missiles and advanced threats including but not limited to simple non-separating threats, complex separating threats, Manoeuvring Re-Entry Vehicles (MaRVs) and Multiple Independently Targetable Re-Entry Vehicles (MIRVs), Hypersonic Glide Vehicles (HGVs), Hypersonic Cruise Missiles (HCM) and hybrid threats which share characteristics with BM, HGV and/or HCM. The research required will cover analysis, experimentation, trials and technology/system development across all pillars of missile defence: * Counter-proliferation - measures to minimise the spread of missile technology, * Deterrence - measures to discourage the use of threat missiles, * Counterforce - measures to reduce the quantity of missiles and supporting equipment / facilities available to an aggressor during a conflict, * Active defence - measures to detect, track, intercept and disable/destroy missiles in flight, * Passive defence - measures to mitigate and recover from the effects of threat missiles impacting on their target. 4 The Contractor will be required to work in close co-ordination with the MDC to design and manage a contract pipeline to deliver the Missile Defence R&D category's research requirements. The pipeline will need to permit large, multi-year research technology maturation projects, multinational and multi-supplier trials, as well as short-term rapid analysis and short-notice access to subject matter expertise to contribute to the rapid provision of advice to decision makers across UK Government. It is envisaged that this will be best delivered with a coordination function co-located with the Missile Defence Centre in Farnborough.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-03c8d9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012394-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Planning Notice
Procurement Type
Framework
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated with publication of a contract notice
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services

CPV Codes

73410000 - Military research and technology

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£125,000,000 £100M-£1B
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£251,000,000 £100M-£1B

Notice Dates

Publication Date
2 Apr 20251 years ago
Submission Deadline
5 Aug 2024Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
7 Mar 20251 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Ministry of Defence
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
FARNBOROUGH
Postcode
GU14 0LX
Postcode Area
Guildford
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLJ South East (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLJ37 North Hampshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Rushmoor
Electoral Ward
St Mark's
Westminster Constituency
Aldershot

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Roke Manor Research Limited

Further Information

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