--- title: "Carrier Strike Airborne Early Warning Initial Market Engagement" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04ff4e" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04ff4e" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04ff4e.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04ff4e.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2025-04-22" --- # Carrier Strike Airborne Early Warning Initial Market Engagement Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04ff4e [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-04ff4e) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-04ff4e.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Carrier Strike Airborne Early Warning Initial Market Engagement." This initiative focuses on sustaining an airborne surveillance system for the Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers, which is essential for providing timely warnings of air and surface threats. The procurement falls under the "goods" category within the defence and security sector, with an estimated contract value between £500,000,000 and £1,500,000,000. A Request for Information (RFI) is currently active, with responses required by 6 May 2025. The procurement process is taking place in the United Kingdom, specifically in Portsmouth, and aims to explore potential future solutions without immediate plans for a procurement launch. This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses within the aerospace and defence sectors to showcase capabilities and propose innovative solutions for maritime patrol aircraft technologies. The primary focus is on leveraging industry capacities to enhance the defence systems within the scope of the Carrier Strike Group operations. Companies adept in developing advanced surveillance systems and those with expertise in military aviation technologies would find this procurement process particularly well-suited for pursuing the Ministry of Defence's requirements. By engaging in this market exploration, businesses can position themselves for future collaboration and growth within the defence supply chain. ## Notice The Royal Navy employs an airborne surveillance system that operates from the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers to provide the Carrier Strike Group (comprised of the aircraft carrier, support vessels, escort frigates and escort destroyers) with sufficient warning of air and surface threats to allow for effective counter threat action. To sustain the capability, MOD is exploring potential future solutions, that will underpin the defence and security of the UK in the future, and as such is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to industry. The objective of the RFI is to understand the capacity and capability of the industrial base to support this capability requirement. The implementation options in the RFI are not prescribed, so we are interested in views from all interested parties on the best possible solution. Please respond by completing the Microsoft Form in the link below by 17:00 on the 6th May 2025. Link to RFI response form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=7WB3vlNZS0iuldChbfoJ5a6aZaFlrNdKrj-sA8pUVe1UMTU1WE42RDIwWkJHM1NTVTg4T1lKUUI5Sy4u Please send any queries about this market engagement exercise to: dean.cordwell102@mod.gov.uk. Where relevant and appropriate, this market engagement event may be followed by further engagement exercise which will be notified through normal channels (e.g. Defence Sourcing Portal, Find a Tender) For the avoidance of doubt, this notice is not informing the market of an imminent procurement. All costs pertaining to the completion of this response are to be borne by the responders. Please note, procurement dates and values in this notice are subject to governance and should not be viewed as a firm commitment. This RFI is purely to gain market knowledge and is not the launch of a new procurement. Pricing and timelines will be refined through market engagement, at this stage a cost of between PS500,000,000 and PS1,500,000,000 and a contract start date of between May 2026 and May 2027, with an introduction into service of 2030-20235 is estimated. ### Planning Information Please respond by completing the Microsoft Form in the link below by 17:00 on the 6th May 2025. Link to RFI response form: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=7WB3vlNZS0iuldChbfoJ5a6aZaFlrNdKrj-sA8pUVe1UMTU1WE42RDIwWkJHM1NTVTg4T1lKUUI5Sy4u ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016248-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 22 Apr 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Jan 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2027 - 1 May 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £1,000,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE | | Locality | PORTSMOUTH | | Post town | Portsmouth | | Postcode | PO2 8BY | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) | | ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight | | ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth | | Local authority | Portsmouth | | Electoral ward | Nelson | | Westminster constituency | Portsmouth North | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 35 - Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment ### Codes - 35611600 - Maritime patrol aircrafts ## Release History - 22 Apr 2025 at 13:06 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016248-2025 - 9 Apr 2025 at 09:12 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013860-2025 - 9 Apr 2025 at 08:42 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013840-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016248-2025 22nd April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013860-2025 9th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013840-2025 9th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=7WB3vlNZS0iuldChbfoJ5a6aZaFlrNdKrj-sA8pUVe1UMTU1WE42RDIwWkJHM1NTVTg4T1lKUUI5Sy4u - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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