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715727467 - Protector RWS PDS Contract - October 2026 / UK5

Defence Equipment and Support · Central government

In brief

Defence Equipment and Support awarded architecture and engineering work to Thales UK.

The notice gives a value of £1,500,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 4 years, starting 1 October 2026.

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What the notice says

This opportunity is for the Post Design Services Technical Support for the M151 Protector Remote Weapon Station (RWS) which is an autonomous vehicle mounted weapon for remote operation of either the 7.62mm General Purposes Machine Gun (GPMG), or 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun (HMG), or 40mm Grenade Machine Gun (GMG) platform which can be mounted on a variety of armoured vehicles. It is designed and manufactured by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace, Norway (OEM). The contract is expected to last continue for 4 years until 30th of October 2030. The CPV code for this procurement is 71356300 - Technical support services

Who won

WinnerValueDates
Thales UK£1,600,000

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 084876-2025
  2. Transparency notice · UK5, notice 005189-2026

About the buyer

Defence Equipment and SupportLast 12 months

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From notice 084876-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 19 December 2025, last updated 21 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.