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Awarded · ResultStage · award

Defence Equipment and Support

UK5 - Transparency Notice

Value£833.3m
Awarded
Published14 Nov 2025
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited
Awarded value£833.3m

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
Andrew Taylor
DES-LELIOSMultiuserMailbox@mod.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

Ajax is a group of armoured fighting vehicles which provide the Army with its first fully digitised capabilities.

The vehicles were designed and manufactured by General Dynamics United Kingdom Ltd (GDUK Ltd) who are therefore the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Design Authority (DA).

Defence Equipment & Support (DES), part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), is planning to award a five-year plus 9 months (plus two x one-year options) Ajax In-Service Support contract to GDUK Ltd for the In-Service Support, inclusive of an anticipated 6 month mobilisation period.

The contract scope will contain support arrangements designed to ensure the sustained operational readiness and performance of the Ajax family of vehicles.

The scope will cover: • Capability management activities including Fleet optimisation, update management and the provision for upgrade tasking. • Engineering support including Design Authority Services, Safety and Environment case support, technical documentation maintenance and configuration management. • Equipment Support including elements of maintenance and repairs, upkeep and post-Update training. • Logistics Support including elements of spares procurement and Inventory management, disposal and the development of resilient supply chains. • Policy and Governance including asset management and compliance with legislation and regulations.

The contract value is an indicative value at this point in the procurement procedure.

It may increase or decrease at contract award following negotiations and may also be increased at a later date to enable surge for warfighting.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Ajax is a group of armoured fighting

Ajax is a group of armoured fighting vehicles which provide the Army with its first fully digitised capabilities.

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Defence Equipment & Support (DES), part

Defence Equipment & Support (DES), part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD), is planning to award a five-year plus 9 months (plus two x one-year options) Ajax In-Service Support contract to GDUK Ltd for the In-Service Support, inclusive of an anticipated 6 month mobilisation period.

03

The contract scope will contain support arrangements

The contract scope will contain support arrangements designed to ensure the sustained operational readiness and performance of the Ajax family of vehicles.

04

Engineering support including Design Authority Services, Safety

Engineering support including Design Authority Services, Safety and Environment case support, technical documentation maintenance and configuration management.

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Equipment Support including elements of maintenance

Equipment Support including elements of maintenance and repairs, upkeep and post-Update training.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e13e
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
073890-2025
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