UK1 - Project OLCHAR

Published

6 March 2026

Estimated value

£2,000,000

Lots

1

Notice number

020547-2026

Reference

ocds-h6vhtk-066483

Official source

Official source

CPV codes

• 22314000Designs

Description

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.

Official publications

• FTS · 020547-2026 · 6 March 2026

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