Science and Technology Oriented Research and development in Missile defence (STORM)

Ministry of Defence
7 March 2025 to 8 March 2031

Management of a research pipeline covering ballistic and advanced threats, including hypersonic glide vehicles and manoeuvring re-entry vehicles. The contract requires analysis, experimentation, trials, and technology development across counter-proliferation, deterrence, counterforce, and active/passive defence pillars. The service includes a coordination function co-located with the Missile Defence Centre to manage multi-year technology projects, multinational trials, and rapid-response subject matter expertise for government decision-makers.

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Awarded value: £251m; As published
Published: 15 May 2023
Awarded: 7 March 2025; Roke Manor Research
Contract length: 72 months; Ends 8 March 2031

What the contract covers

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Provision of strategic research, development, and technology maturation services for integrated air and missile defence systems and threat analysis.

Research covering activities to counter ballistic missiles and advanced threats, including simple non-separating threats, complex separating threats, MaRVs, MIRVs, HGVs, HCMs and hybrid threats
Analysis, experimentation, trials and technology/system development across counter-proliferation, deterrence, counterforce, active defence and passive defence
Rapid provision of advice to decision makers across UK Government through rapid analysis and short-notice access to subject matter expertise

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Contract dates: 7 March 2025 to 8 March 2031
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services

Services in this contract

Defence technical and analytical consultancyMain service£666k typicalMissile defence research programme: analysis, experimentation and pipeline coordination

Lifecycle

Published
15 May 2023
Contract awardedto Roke Manor Research
7 March 2025
Contract starts
7 March 2025
Contract ends
8 March 2031

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3561817/science-and-technology-oriented-research-and-development-in-missile-defence-stor
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Last checked: 5 November 2026

Ministry of Defence. Science and Technology Oriented Research and development in Missile defence (STORM). Contract award, 15 May 2023. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3561817/science-and-technology-oriented-research-and-development-in-missile-defence-stor (accessed 5 November 2026).