National Shipbuilding Office
(asked on 27th November 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contracts relating to shipbuilding have been awarded to industry since the National Shipbuilding Office was launched; and what the total value of those contracts is.
Since the launch of the National Shipbuilding Office in September 2021, the UK Government has awarded over £6.1 billion approximately in shipbuilding contracts.
Programme | Contract Type | Value | Shipyard | Notes |
Maritime Electronic Warfare System Integrated Capability Increment 1 | Procurement - competition | £100 million | Awarded to Babcock-led partnership with Elbit Systems UK and QinetiQ on 01 Nov 2021 | To fit Radar Electronic Support Measures with an EW Command & Control system to T26 and T31 (as well as T45 & QEC). |
NavyX, Ministry of Defence | Procurement - off the shelf vessel (international competition) | £7.5 million Overseas £2 million to UK companies for conversion | Awarded to Damen Shipyards (Netherlands) on 10 February 2022 | Vessel not included on 30 Year Cross-Government Shipbuilding Pipeline in the National Shipbuilding Strategy Refresh |
Queen Elizabeth Class Docking, Ministry of Defence | Support (UK-only competition) | £34 million | Awarded to Babcock (UK) on 15 March 2022 |
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Type 26 Batch 2, Ministry of Defence | Build (single source) | £4.2 billion | Awarded to BAE Systems (UK) on 15 November 2022 |
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Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy | Support (international competition) | £45 million | Awarded to Babcock (UK) on 10 December 2022 |
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Northern Lighthouse Board, General Lighthouse Authority, Department for Transport (DfT) | Build (international competition) | £51.8 million via a DfT loan which will be repaid via Light Dues, with interest and no call on the UK Exchequer | Awarded to Astilleros Gondán S.A (Spain) on 12 December 2022 | Includes £2 million of contracts with UK Supply Chain |
Fleet Solid Support Ships | Build (international competition) | £1.6 billion | Awarded to Team Resolute comprised of Navantia UK, Harland & Wolff and BMT on 18 Jan 2023. |
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Type 31 mission systems test and integration facility | Support (UK-only competition) | £70 million | Thales UK on 9 May 2023 | The contract will provide equipment and technical services into the Type 31 Mission System Shore Integration Facility at Portsdown Technology Park, Portsmouth. |
North Eastern Guardian III replacement, patrol and research vessel, North East Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority (local government and DEFRA) | Build (international contract) | £5.54 million | Parkol Marine, Whitby, awarded on 11 August 2023. | The Northeast Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority are largely funded by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council and part funded by DEFRA. |
1 The table covers central Government shipbuilding and repair contracts and those of Arms Length Bodies in line with the National Shipbuilding Office’s remit, and does not include those funded solely by local councils.