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STEM kit cars for RN STEM outreach UK5

Ministry of Defence · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 13 Oct 2026, 17:41.

Opportunity overview

The Royal Navy (the Authority) requires a single-source contract with Greenpower Education Charity (the Contractor) for the supply and distribution of approximately 10 Greenpower F24 cars per year, together with associated build support and access to Greenpower’s educational racing programme. The Cyber Risk Profile for this requirement identified by the Cyber Security Model (CSM) Risk Assessment is Level 0.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

GREENPOWER EDUCATION TRUST

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£235k
Awarded
20 Aug 2026
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PJCD-2697-PZTD
Location
Fontwell, UKJ27, BN18 0SD, United Kingdom

GREENPOWER EDUCATION TRUST

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£235k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
23 Sept 2026
Including VAT
£282k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PJCD-2697-PZTD
Location
Fontwell, UKJ27, BN18 0SD, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
715915481
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
The Royal Navy, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to award a 3 year contract, plus up to two option years with a maximum value of £235,000 plus VAT to Greenpower for the procurement of a defined number of Greenpower kit cars across Goblin, F24 and F24+ classes to participate in the Greenpower challenge for Navy. As a covered procurement, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. It is considered that the direct award of the contract is lawful in accordance with regulation 41 and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023. It is considered that Greenpower Education Trust is the sole supplier capable of fulfilling the specified requirements. Greenpower Education Trust is the registered charity responsible for organising the “Greenpower Challenge,” a UK-wide initiative that encourages learners to design and build electric cars for competition at Greenpower events. The requirement is to procure a defined number of kits to support engagement across primary, secondary, and post-16 educational settings, facilitating progression pathways for learners. Each kit must include the standard Greenpower mechanical and electrical components, specifically the chassis, motor, and batteries, all of which comply with current technical regulations and ensure equitable school entries. Given that Greenpower Education Trust both supplies these kits and manages the events, of which mandatory condition of entry is the use of Greenpower motors and batteries as set-out in entry terms and conditions, no alternative suppliers exist who can meet these requirements. Therefore, there are no reasonable alternatives, and a sole supplier procurement is justified under the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

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
Ministry of Defence
Id
GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Address

Street Address
Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island
Locality
Portsmouth
Postal Code
PO2 8BY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ31

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
GREENPOWER EDUCATION TRUST
Id
GB-PPON-PJCD-2697-PZTD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PJCD-2697-PZTD

Address

Street Address
The Greenpower Centre, Arundel Road
Locality
Fontwell
Postal Code
BN18 0SD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ27

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
Yes
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
goods

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
34100000
Description
Motor vehicles

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PJCD-2697-PZTD
Name
GREENPOWER EDUCATION TRUST

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
715915481 - STEM kit cars for RN STEM outreach
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
24 Sept 2026, 00:00
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
below £5m

Period

Starts
25 Sept 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Nov 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
30 Nov 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract will include the option to extend by up to two years after the initial end date of 30 Novernber 2029, giving a maximum duration up to 30 Novernber 2031. The contract is set at an initial value of £141,000 ex VAT (£169,200 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £235,000 ex VAT (£282,000 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services as detailed in the contract.

Options

Description
The contract will include the option to extend by up to two years after the initial end date of 30 Novernber 2029, giving a maximum duration up to 30 Novernber 2031. The contract is set at an initial value of £141,000 ex VAT (£169,200 inc VAT) with the option to increase this to a total value of £235,000 ex VAT (£282,000 inc VAT) to allow for the purchase of additional goods/services as detailed in the contract.

Value

Including VAT
282,000
Amount
235,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
096698-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
13 Oct 2026, 16:05
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Portsmouth · UKJ31 · PO2 8BY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 079946-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 079970-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 096698-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

The Ministry of Defence has awarded and signed a direct-award contract with GREENPOWER EDUCATION TRUST for Royal Navy STEM outreach kit cars, support and access to the Greenpower educational racing programme.

Published outcome signals

  • Published contract details13 October 2026Evidence: The contract details notice was published on 2026-10-13.
  • Contract signed24 September 2026Evidence: Contract 2 records dateSigned as 2026-09-24.
  • Contract start25 September 2026Evidence: Contract 2 period startDate is 2026-09-25.
96% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
096698-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e9ab
First published
21 Aug 2026
Last checked
13 Oct 2026, 17:41
Notice versions reviewed
3
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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
13 Oct 2026
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