Modernise Defence Facilities Tender

Location United Kingdom UK Ministry of Defence MOD to modernise 16 defence facilities across the nation Security and defence contractor QinetiQ has been assigned for the project. The 25-year Long Term Partnering Agreement LTPA secures 1.3bn for QinetiQ in the form of revenue through to 31 March 2028. Under the LTPA QinetiQ will continue to provide experimentation testing and evaluation and training support to the MOD. In order to combat the growing sophistication of threats from adversaries the UK needs updated and advanced military weapons capabilities as well as testing and training in the use of weaponry which QinetiQ will provide. As well as the modernisation of UK defence facilities the amendment allows QinetiQ to deliver on future MOD programmes such as the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier programme and the Dreadnought submarine programme. Future MOD investment projects include noise and electromagnetic signature measurement for stealth enhancement of ships submarines and aircraft ground-based electronic warfare capabilities to give the UK and operational advantage and a new digital test and evaluation backbone which can employ quick data analytics to improve new capabilities.