MP50 Radios Support & Repair Contract awarded to Axnes AS

Tender information last checkedLast checked 14 Oct 2026, 17:21.

Opportunity overview

This contract is for the Support and Repair of the MP50 Transceiver Hand-Held Radios, corresponding Basestations, and Ancillaries, operated with the PNG wireless intercom system in use on the Chinook HC Mk 5/6/6A and Jupiter HC Mk2 Aircrafts by the British Armed Forces. The contract provisions will include; the repair or repair by replacement of items as required, technical support, and options to procure additional equipment if required during the contract term, as well as an option to extend the term of the contract.

Awarded to

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Axnes AS

No match

Published award value: £425k
Awarded: Not supplied
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PHXZ-8848-WNQP
Location: Grimstad, Norway, NO, 4879, Norway

Axnes AS

No match

Contract value: £472.8k
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 27 Sept 2026
Including VAT: £567.3k
Award ID: 2
Status: active
Identifier: GB-PPON PHXZ-8848-WNQP
Location: 4886 Grimstad, NO, 4886, Norway

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract details notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: 714952450
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen: The Multi Helicopters Platform Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 2-year contract with Axnes AS for the Support and Repair of the MP50 Transceiver Hand-Held Radios and Ancillaries operated with the PNG wireless intercom system in use on the Chinook HC Mk 5/6/6A and Jupiter HC Mk2 Aircraft based in Brunei and Cyprus, the latter repurposed from the Puma HC Mk2 that was decommissioned from service in March 2025. The contract includes aspects of technical support and repair or replacement as required, and will include an option to extend the term of the contract. This Contract will be awarded in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023, Part 1 Section 7(1)(c) Defence and Security Contract, and Part 3 Chapter 3 Section 41(1)(a) and 41(6) Direct Award. It is considered that the award of the contract is lawful in accordance with Schedule 5 Direct Award Justifications paragraphs 6(a) and 6(b), and 7(a) and 7(b). Axnes AS are the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Design Authority (DA) of the MP50 Transceiver Radio and are the only economic entity with access to the necessary technical information, knowledge and expertise, to fulfil the technical support and underwrite the integrity of any such repairs required of this contract to ensure performance and safety of the users are not compromised. There are no reasonable alternatives. The equipment being supported under this contract have been repurposed offering value for money to the customer, a change of supplier would oblige the Authority to acquire a different radio-communication device with different technical characteristics that would be incompatible with the existing systems, resulting in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance. Having users that were trained and operating aircraft with different characteristics would lead to an unacceptable level of safety risk, even if additional training measures, supplementary technical documentation and user manuals were in place, and would unnecessarily increase obligations and costs in managing a diversified supply chain.

Legal basis

Id: 2023/54
Scheme: UKPGA
Uri: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ↗

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Id: singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

Published documents

Entry 1

Id: conflictOfInterest
Document Type: conflictOfInterest
Description: Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Defence Equipment and Support
Id: GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PVRL-5831-GLMM

Address

Street Address: MOD Abbey Wood
Locality: Bristol
Postal Code: BS34 8JH
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKK12

Contact

Email: Lisa.Sinfield100@mod.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

Details

Url: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-equipment-and-support ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: UK_CA_TYPE
Id: publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description: Public authority - central government

Organisation 2

Name: Axnes AS
Id: GB-PPON-PHXZ-8848-WNQP

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PHXZ-8848-WNQP

Address

Street Address: Reddalsveien 57
Locality: 4886 Grimstad
Postal Code: 4886
Country: NO
Country Name: Norway
Region: NO

Contact

Email: mkp@axnes.com

Roles

supplier

Details

Url: https://axnes.com/ ↗
Scale: sme
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 2
Status: active
Main Procurement Category: services

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 32360000
Description: Intercom equipment

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 32510000
Description: Wireless telecommunications system

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 50333200
Description: Repair and maintenance services of radiotelephony apparatus

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UK
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PHXZ-8848-WNQP
Name: Axnes AS

Related lots

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 2
Award ID: 2
Title: MP50 Radios Support & Repair Contract
Status: active
Has Renewal: Yes
Has Options: Yes
Above Threshold: Yes
Date Signed: 28 Sept 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts: 29 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date: 31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description: One-year (12-month) priced option to extend the term of the contract - included within contract value.

Options

Description: Options included to procure additional equipment should this be required during the contract term - not included within contract value.

Value

Including VAT: 567,312.96
Amount: 472,760.8
Currency: GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1

Id: 1
Title: Repair Turnaround Time (Core and Non-Core Service)
Description: Repair Turnaround Time (RTT) will be the time taken for the Contractor to inspect the item(s) and for completion of the required repair activities and return of equipment to Authority.

Observations

Entry 1

Id: frequency

Period

Duration In Months: 3

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097147-2026
Document Type: contractNotice
Notice Type: UK7
Description: Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097147-2026 ↗
Published: 14 Oct 2026, 15:42
Format: text/html

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

054110-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 9 Jun 2026, 10:21
097147-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender · 14 Oct 2026, 15:42

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

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ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Defence Equipment and Support awarded Axnes AS a contract for support, repair or replacement, and technical support for MP50 radios, related base stations and ancillaries used with aircraft wireless intercom systems. The published contract record says it was signed on 28 September 2026 and starts on 29 September 2026.

Published outcome signals

Transparency notice published9 June 2026Evidence: Release history records transparency notice 054110-2026 on 2026-06-09.
Contract signed28 September 2026Evidence: Contract 2 gives dateSigned as 2026-09-28.
Contract start29 September 2026Evidence: Contract 2 period startDate is 2026-09-29.

94% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097147-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06b084
First published: 9 Jun 2026
Last checked: 14 Oct 2026, 17:21
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

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Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One active award and contract are recorded for Axnes AS under a direct award. The contract value is £472,760.80 excluding VAT (£567,312.96 including VAT).

Market significance

This is a defence-and-security direct award justified by the buyer on OEM/design-authority capability, technical-information access, compatibility and safety grounds. It indicates a highly specialised, single-source support requirement rather than an openly competed opportunity.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

Axnes AS

96% confidence

Award 2 · Lots 1 · £472,760.80 excluding VAT; £567,312.96 including VAT GBP · active

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Active award 2 names Axnes AS and relates it to lot 1. The contract linked to award 2 states the total contract value; there is one supplier and one lot in the published contract record.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Transparency notice published

93% confidence

9 June 2026

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Release history records transparency notice 054110-2026 on 2026-06-09.

Contract signed

98% confidence

28 September 2026

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Contract 2 gives dateSigned as 2026-09-28.

Contract start

98% confidence

29 September 2026

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Contract 2 period startDate is 2026-09-29.

Contract details notice published

98% confidence

14 October 2026

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Contract document 097147-2026 and release history give publication date 2026-10-14.

Contract status

97% confidence

Active

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Award 2 and contract 2 are both marked active.

VALUES

Published values explained

Contract value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£472,760.80

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Contract 2 value.amount is 472760.8 GBP.

Contract value including VAT

99% confidence

£567,312.96

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Contract 2 value.amountGross is 567312.96 GBP.

Extension option treatment

96% confidence

One 12-month priced extension option is included in the contract value.

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Contract renewal description states that the one-year option is included within contract value.

Additional-equipment option treatment

96% confidence

Options for additional equipment are not included in the contract value.

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Contract options description says additional-equipment options are not included within contract value.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Base contract period

98% confidence

29 September 2026 to 31 March 2028

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Contract 2 period gives startDate 2026-09-29 and endDate 2028-03-31.

Maximum possible end date

97% confidence

31 March 2029

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Contract 2 period.maxExtentDate is 2029-03-31, alongside a one-year extension option.

Renewal decision horizon

78% confidence

Estimate: before 31 March 2028 if the buyer considers the stated extension option.

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This is calculated from the explicit base end date and the published one-year extension option; no renewal decision date is supplied.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

97% confidence

Support and repair of MP50 hand-held transceiver radios, corresponding base stations and ancillaries used with the PNG wireless intercom system.

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Tender and contract descriptions state this scope.

Services

96% confidence

Repair or repair by replacement, technical support, and potential purchase of additional equipment.

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Tender description and contract options describe these provisions.

Operational context

94% confidence

Equipment is used on Chinook HC Mk 5/6/6A and Jupiter HC Mk2 aircraft; the rationale refers to aircraft based in Brunei and Cyprus.

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Tender description and procurement-method rationale provide this context.

Classifications

98% confidence

Intercom equipment (CPV 32360000); wireless telecommunications system (CPV 32510000); repair and maintenance services of radiotelephony apparatus (CPV 50333200).

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Award item additional classifications list these CPV codes.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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Process and tender fields state procurementMethod 'direct' and procurementMethodDetails 'Direct award'.

Legal and technical rationale

94% confidence

The buyer states that Axnes AS is the OEM and design authority, and the only entity with the necessary technical information, knowledge and expertise to provide support and protect repair integrity, performance and user safety.

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Published procurement-method rationale.

Alternatives

94% confidence

The buyer states there were no reasonable alternatives, citing compatibility, operational and safety risks, and disproportionate technical difficulties from changing radio equipment.

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Published procurement-method rationale.

Competition information

99% confidence

No bid count, evaluation scores or comparative pricing information was supplied in the published data.

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Information not supplied in the published notice.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Extension

97% confidence

One priced option to extend for 12 months.

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Contract renewal description.

Additional equipment

97% confidence

Additional-equipment options may be used during the term; their value is excluded from the published contract value.

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Contract options description.

Performance metric

94% confidence

Repair turnaround time for core and non-core service, measured every three months.

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Contract agreedMetrics specifies Repair Turnaround Time and a three-month observation frequency.

Delivery coverage

89% confidence

United Kingdom

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Award item delivery address is region UK, country GB.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Supply-market structure

94% confidence

The published rationale characterises the requirement as single-source because of proprietary technical knowledge, design authority, system compatibility and safety requirements.

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Published procurement-method rationale.

Value boundary

95% confidence

The stated contract value includes the priced extension option but excludes options to buy additional equipment, so total spend could exceed the published value if equipment options are used.

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Published renewal and options descriptions.

Addressable opportunity

84% confidence

The current support requirement has been directly awarded; any future contestability would depend on changes not evidenced in the notice, including technical access, compatibility or buyer requirements.

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Direct-award rationale states Axnes AS is the only entity with necessary information and expertise and that no reasonable alternatives exist.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

94%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-06b084
Analysed: 14 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Defence Equipment and Support

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Buyer party in the published record.

Buyer type

97% confidence

Central government public authority

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Buyer party classification is publicAuthorityCentralGovernment.

Defence regime

97% confidence

Defence and security contract

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Tender specialRegime is defenceSecurity and the rationale cites Procurement Act 2023 defence and security provisions.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Supplier

99% confidence

Axnes AS

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Supplier party and active award 2 name Axnes AS.

Supplier location

96% confidence

Grimstad, Norway

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Supplier party address gives 4886 Grimstad, Norway.

Supplier classification

91% confidence

SME

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Supplier party details mark scale as sme.

Role cited by buyer

94% confidence

Original Equipment Manufacturer and Design Authority for the MP50 Transceiver Radio.

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Published procurement-method rationale.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension outlook

95% confidence

Estimate only: the contract can run to 31 March 2029 if the published 12-month option is exercised.

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Contract hasRenewal is true, renewal description specifies one year, and maxExtentDate is 2029-03-31.

Renewal status

98% confidence

Unknown; no decision to exercise the extension has been published.

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The published record provides an option but no exercise notice or decision.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Conflicting earlier award record

98% confidence

An earlier pending award record (award 1) reports £425,000 for lot 1, while the later active contract-linked award 2 has no award-level value and contract 2 reports £472,760.80 excluding VAT. The records should not be treated as interchangeable.

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Supplied awards list shows award 1 as pending with £425,000; contract 2 linked to active award 2 states £472,760.80 excluding VAT.

Lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 is identified but has no published title, description or separate lot value.

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Supplied lots data contains lot 1 without title, description or value.

Supplier identity

96% confidence

Axnes AS is the supplier name published in the notice. Supplier verification is marked not applicable, rather than a Companies House verification result.

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Supplier records and supplierVerification status are not_applicable.

Publication completeness

98% confidence

Information not supplied in the published notice includes bid count, award date, evaluation detail, pricing breakdown and a separately published conflict-of-interest document.

View supporting evidence

Fields are absent or null; the conflict-of-interest document is marked 'Not published'.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The supplied data contains an earlier pending award with a £425,000 value and a later active, contract-linked award with a different published contract value. Neither figure is used as a replacement for the other.
Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
No bid count, bidder list, evaluation scores, award date, pricing schedule or detailed savings analysis is supplied.
Supplier verification is marked not applicable; no Companies House verification outcome is available.
The conflict-of-interest document is marked not published.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won the MP50 Radios Support & Repair Contract?

Axnes AS is named as supplier on the active award and contract.

What is the contract value?

The published contract value is £472,760.80 excluding VAT and £567,312.96 including VAT. It includes the priced extension option but excludes additional-equipment options.

When does the contract run?

The base period runs from 29 September 2026 to 31 March 2028. A published 12-month extension option could take the maximum end date to 31 March 2029.

Why was this a direct award?

The buyer states that Axnes AS is the OEM and design authority with the necessary technical information and expertise, and that there were no reasonable alternatives.

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MP50 Radios Support & Repair Contract

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Axnes AS

Axnes AS

Classification

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Scope, procedure and submissions

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Procedure reasons

Lots and requirements

Published documents

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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Contact

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Identifier

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Contact

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Award information

Items

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Suppliers

Related lots

Contracts and changes

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Renewal

Options

Value

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Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

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