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Spearfish Development Contract (SHDC)
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £30,000,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 28 Oct 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
The Ministry of Defence is considering placing a Single Source contract (the “Spearfish Development Contract” (SFDC)) with BAE Systems Limited for development work in support of the Spearfish torpedo.
The contract would be awarded via Direct Award to BAE Systems, based on their being the Design Authority for the Spearfish system. The justification for Direct Award is based on Procurement Act 2023, Schedule 5 paragraphs 6a and 6b.
This will be a Qualifying Defence Contract (QDC) under the Defence Reform Act 2014 and the Single Source Contract Regulations 2014
The proposed contract would commence April 2027 with a five year duration (i.e. to end March 2032), and an estimated value of £30M during that period. The contract would contain three one year options to extend, giving a maximum duration of eight years (5+1+1+1)(i.e. to March 2035).
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 73300000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 28 Oct 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 28 October 2026.
Release 101971-2026
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05/ Limits
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- Only one release is held, so there is no change history.
06/ Questions
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-079232
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · Planning
- Last verified
- Thu 29 Oct 2026, 06:12 GMT
- Read at
- Thu 29 Oct 2026, 08:16 GMT
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