Defence Air Weapon Safety Support (DAWSS)

Ministry of Defence
East of England
Invited to quote
11 July 2025 to 11 July 2029

Provision of ongoing technical safety support for air weapon systems, leveraging extensive historical knowledge, auditable documentation, and retained data. The service requires highly specialised personnel to maintain safety standards and technical oversight for existing defence programmes, ensuring continuity of safety-critical processes and data management.

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Awarded value: £6m; As published
Published: 11 March 2025
Awarded: 11 March 2025; Lockheed Martin
Contract length: 48 months; Ends 11 July 2029

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of specialist technical safety support and engineering consultancy services for complex defence air weapon systems and programmes.

Technical work needed to meet the requirements for Defence Air Weapon Safety Support

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Invited to quote
Initial term: 48 months
Contract dates: 11 July 2025 to 11 July 2029
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 71356200

Services in this contract

Defence technical and analytical consultancyMain service£666k typicalDefence air weapon safety technical support for the Ministry of Defence

Lifecycle

Published
11 March 2025
Contract awardedto Lockheed Martin
11 March 2025
Contract starts
11 July 2025
Contract ends
11 July 2029

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Ministry of Defence

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Lockheed Martin

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/151628/defence-air-weapon-safety-support-dawss
Buyer reference: tender_484383/1460074
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-79c16c4e-1510-44b0-bf2b-ccd4f0492852
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Ministry of Defence. Defence Air Weapon Safety Support (DAWSS). Contract award, 11 March 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/151628/defence-air-weapon-safety-support-dawss (accessed 5 November 2026).