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title: "710264450_SERPENS Close Find Radar_Tender Notice"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ec06"
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# 710264450_SERPENS Close Find Radar_Tender Notice

Buyer: DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT  
Current stage: Tender  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ec06

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## Summary

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), a division of the Ministry of Defence, has issued a tender notice for the procurement of twenty-five Close Find Radars under Project SERPENS. This project aims to develop a digitally integrated weapon locating system for use as counterbattery assets, integrated with land vehicles and communications networks. The contract, valued at £94,000,000, is currently in the tender stage, with a selective procurement method and a flexible procedure outlined. Businesses must submit expressions of interest by 22 May 2025, with the end of the enquiry period scheduled for 21 May. Delivery completion is anticipated in 2027, and the core contract term will cover equipment delivery and four years of in-service support, potentially extendable to ten years.

The tender presents significant opportunities for companies operating in the radar technology and defence sectors, especially those capable of integrating advanced electronic systems into military vehicles. With a focus on high technological readiness, businesses with expertise in radar systems development and integration, electronic communications systems, and military vehicle applications will be positioned well to compete. There is also potential for further business growth through options to add additional systems for counter rocket, artillery, and mortar roles, as well as for unmanned aerial surveillance. Companies must meet technical and economic criteria, including ISO 9001:2015 certification, and prepare to provide innovative solutions that can be adapted to complex system integration requirements.

## Notice

Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), as the procurement arm of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), is engaged in procurement activity for Project SERPENS, a digitally integrated weapon locating system, to be employed as counterbattery assets comprising artillery weapon locating sensors and radars which will be installed onto in-service land vehicles and integrated with communications bearer networks. The planned out-of-service date (OSD) for the SERPENS system is 2057. SERPENS plans to procure a quantity of twenty-five (25) Close Find Radars using a competitive flexible procedure (s.20) under a staged delivery schedule to complete during calendar year 2027. Focus is on high technological readiness with priority on key requirements following which development will focus on the mounting of radar assets onto vehicles, integration with inservice comms bearer/s and, in future, integration into SERPENS as a networked array of sensors. The planned core term for this contracting opportunity will be six (6) years, estimating equipment deliveries within no more than two (2) years followed by four (4) years of in-service support. Options are planned to be implemented to extend the in-service support beyond the core six-year term as a de-risking measure based on the complexity of system integration requirements for the SERPENS system. SERPENS reserves the right to procure additional CFR systems during the performance period of any resultant contract, for the purposes of counter rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM), or counter unmanned aerial surveillance (C-UAS), or any other air defence or surveillance roles. The in-service support provisions of any contract awarded may be extended to provide the same, or similar, support services towards any additional systems procured under the performance of the contract. For the avoidance of doubt, a permitted modification/direct award may be made in the event that additional goods and/or services are to be procured for the same or similar use cases by the Armed Forces. Should any company be interested in expressing interest for this contracting opportunity, and you have not previously engaged with the SERPENS team, please contact the associated buyer who will be able to provide registration details for the SERPENS AWARD portal.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: Options are to be exercised to extend the in-service support beyond the core six-year term as a de-risking measure based on the complexity of system integration requirements for the SERPENS system. The means of pricing the additional option years will be governed by the provisions set out in the Contract Terms and Conditions

Renewal: The Contract will be extendable through the Authority exercising the rights afforded under the Contract Terms and Conditions to take up additional option years of in-service support.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016313-2025 |
| Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning, Tender |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Apr 2025 |
| Submission deadline | 21 May 2025 |
| Future notice date | 22 Apr 2025 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 15 Jun 2026 - 15 Jun 2032 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £94,000,000 |
| Lots value | £94,000,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Active |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT |
| Locality | BRISTOL |
| Post town | Bristol |
| Postcode | BS34 8JH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England |
| ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire |
| Local authority | South Gloucestershire |
| Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick |
| Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment

### Codes

- 35722000 - Radar

## Release History

- 22 Apr 2025 at 14:57 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016313-2025
- 12 Mar 2025 at 11:42 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008933-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016313-2025
  22nd April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008933-2025
  12th March 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-144

## Notice URLs

- https://award.commercedecisions.com/serpens/web/login
- https://contracts.mod.uk/go/6588586401965DF9D983
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

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