OPERATIONALLY ROBUST INERTIAL ORIENTATION AND NAVIGATION (ORION) 2027
Details
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence
- Published
- 27 January 2026
- Submission
- 19 February 2026
- Source
- uk:bravosolution
Tender description
The UK's Ministry of Defence (MOD) seeks to accelerate the development of quantum-enhanced Position, Navigation and Timing (QE PNT) capabilities. Our goal is to use these new technologies to obtain an operational advantage, allowing Defence freedom to operate even in the most challenging of environments. QE PNT can additionally unlock future capabilities which are currently inaccessible using legacy systems and bring the UK's armed forces to the cutting edge of military development. Developing and demonstrating atomic clocks and sensors, as part of a system of systems, is critical to this. We are therefore providing partners with an opportunity to showcase the relevance of their work in a defence and security context.
Timeline
- Completed: Tender published27 January 2026Current notice
- Completed: Submission date19 February 2026
About the buyer
The Ministry of Defence is a ministerial department that runs its acquisition and procurement activity through a dedicated commercial function, led by the Director Commercial. Defence Equipment & Support buys, supports and supplies equipment such as jets, warships and armoured vehicles for the armed forces. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation plans, builds and maintains the defence estate separately from equipment procurement. Suppliers can register on the Defence Sourcing Portal, the department's end-to-end eProcurement system for contract opportunities. Many purchasing agreements sit on the MOD Framework Library, its central list of framework routes to market.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Ministry of Defence's contract awards have been in IT services, architectural and engineering services and repair and maintenance.
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov |
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