- Type
- services (tenderUpdate)
- Ref. number
- 068980-2026
- CPV
- 50640000
The Ministry of Defence (the “Authority”) has a requirement to provide a through-life support solution for five (5) new Type 31 (“T31”) ‘Inspiration Class’ frigates for the Royal Navy (RN). These ships are intended to re…
place five general-purpose Type 23 frigates which have served the RN since the early 1990s.
T31 will be at the heart of the RN’s surface fleet, deterring aggression and maintaining the security of the UK’s interests. They will work alongside our Allies to deliver credible UK warship presence across
the globe. Flexible and adaptable by design, T31 frigates will undertake missions such as interception and disruption of those using the sea for unlawful purposes, collecting intelligence, conducting defence engagement and assisting those i