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UK1 - Project OLCHAR
Ministry of Defence · Central government
In brief
Ministry of Defence has announced plans to buy printing work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The estimated value is £2,000,000 excluding VAT.
The contract runs for 11 months, starting 30 April 2026.
The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Usually low: a median of 2 bids per contract for this buyer (from 88 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
The Authority is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand and assess the availability and maturity of industry’s capability of contributing to the development of a sovereign, safe by design Fuzing System incorporating an Electronic Safe & Arm Device (ESAD), intended for use across a range of armed uncrewed systems. The requirement concerns a common, platform agnostic safety and arming solution over which the Ministry of Defence will retain full intellectual property rights to enable future manufacture, modification and competitive integration.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Pipeline notice · UK1, notice 020547-2026
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 020551-2026
About the buyer
Ministry of DefenceLast 12 months
Procurements
554Awards
312Suppliers it has used most for printing
- EMIT Timing UK Limited1 contract
- Igne UXO Limited1 contract
- Oliver Marketing Ltd1 contract
From notice 020547-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 6 March 2026, last updated 6 March 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.