NATS (EN ROUTE) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY pending £900k MoD NATS services award

Tender information last checkedLast checked 15 Oct 2026, 09:15.

Opportunity overview

The Air Traffic Management Team (ATMT) in Sense, Decide & Communicate (SDC), part of the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a contract to NATS En Route PLC (NERL) for the provision of air traffic data, distress and diversion cell infrastructure, connectivity services and installation (Air Traffic Requirements). The direct Framework contract will be for a term of 3 years with the option to extend for one year and has an estimated value of £900,000 (inclusive of VAT).

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.

NATS (En Route) PLC

Matched by normalised name

Published award value: £720k
Awarded: 14 Oct 2026
Award ID: 1
Status: pending
Identifier: GB-PPON PZLG-8539-ZYYZ
Location: Fareham, UKJ36, PO15 7FL, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Contract award 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: ATMT 001
Status: complete
Procurement Method: direct
Procurement Method Details: Direct award

Legal basis

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

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement: Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Status: complete

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: samantha.mccann910@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: NATS (En Route) PLC
Id: GB-PPON-PZLG-8539-ZYYZ

Identifier

Scheme: GB-PPON
Id: PZLG-8539-ZYYZ

Address

Street Address: 4000 Parkway
Locality: Fareham
Postal Code: PO15 7FL
Country: GB
Country Name: United Kingdom
Region: UKJ36

Contact

Email: andrew.ramsey2@nats.co.uk

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No
Public Service Mission Organization: No
Sheltered Workshop: No

Award information

Award 1

Id: 1
Title: ATMT 001 Provision of NATS Services
Status: pending
Date: 15 Oct 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category: services
Above Threshold: Yes

Items

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 63732000
Description: Air-traffic control services

Value

Including VAT: 900,000
Amount: 720,000
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-PPON-PZLG-8539-ZYYZ
Name: NATS (En Route) PLC

Standstill Period

Ends: 26 Oct 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts: 27 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends: 30 Sept 2029, 23:59

Related lots

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 097249-2026
Document Type: awardNotice
Notice Type: UK6
Description: Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Url: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/097249-2026 ↗
Published: 15 Oct 2026, 08:10
Format: text/html

Milestones

Entry 1

Id: 1
Type: futureSignatureDate
Due: 27 Oct 2026, 23:59
Status: scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS

096348-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender · 13 Oct 2026, 09:08
097249-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender · 15 Oct 2026, 08:10

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

Defence Equipment and Support has published a pending direct award to NATS (EN ROUTE) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY for air-traffic data, distress and diversion cell infrastructure, connectivity and installation services. The award has not yet reached the scheduled signature date.

Published outcome signals

Published award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 is marked "pending" in the published contract award notice data.
Contract conclusionNot evidenced as concluded or signedEvidence: The notice records a future signature milestone scheduled for 27 October 2026; no signed-contract status is supplied.
Tender statusCompleteEvidence: Tender ATMT 001 and lot 1 are marked "complete" in the source data.

97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Find a Tender
Notice reference: 097249-2026
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-078627
First published: 13 Oct 2026
Last checked: 15 Oct 2026, 09:15
Notice versions reviewed: 2

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

One pending award is recorded for NATS (EN ROUTE) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY. The published award value is £720,000 excluding VAT (£900,000 including VAT).

Market significance

This is an above-threshold, direct-award framework procurement for specialist air-traffic control-related services supporting the Ministry of Defence.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

NATS (EN ROUTE) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY

99% confidence

Award 1 · Lots 1 · £720,000 excluding VAT; £900,000 including VAT GBP · Pending award

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Award 1 identifies the supplier as NATS (En Route) PLC; supplier verification supplies the legal name NATS (EN ROUTE) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY and company number 04129273. The award value is £720,000 net and £900,000 gross.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Published award status

99% confidence

Pending

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Award 1 is marked "pending" in the published contract award notice data.

Contract conclusion

99% confidence

Not evidenced as concluded or signed

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The notice records a future signature milestone scheduled for 27 October 2026; no signed-contract status is supplied.

Tender status

95% confidence

Complete

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Tender ATMT 001 and lot 1 are marked "complete" in the source data.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value excluding VAT

99% confidence

£720,000

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Award 1 value.amount is 720000 GBP.

Award value including VAT

99% confidence

£900,000

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Award 1 value.amountGross is 900000 GBP; the description also states an estimated value of £900,000 inclusive of VAT.

Value allocation

91% confidence

Award-level value for the single recorded supplier and lot

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The notice contains one award, one supplier and related lot 1; no separate lot-value breakdown is published.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Transparency notice published

98% confidence

13 October 2026

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Release history records transparency notice 096348-2026 published on 2026-10-13.

Award decision date

98% confidence

15 October 2026

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Award 1 has date 2026-10-15.

Contract award notice published

99% confidence

15 October 2026

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Award notice 097249-2026 was published on 2026-10-15.

Standstill end

99% confidence

26 October 2026

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Award 1 standstillPeriod.endDate is 2026-10-26T23:59:59+00:00.

Scheduled signature date

99% confidence

27 October 2026

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Award 1 includes a futureSignatureDate milestone scheduled for 2026-10-27.

Published contract period

97% confidence

27 October 2026 to 30 September 2029

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Award 1 contractPeriod specifies these start and end dates. This is a published planned period, not evidence that the contract has started.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

99% confidence

Air traffic data, distress and diversion cell infrastructure, connectivity services and installation

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Published tender description.

Service classification

99% confidence

CPV 63732000 — Air-traffic control services

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Award item 1 additional classification.

Lot coverage

97% confidence

Lot 1

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Award 1 is related to lot 1. No lot title or detailed lot description is supplied.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procedure

99% confidence

Direct award

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Tender procurementMethodDetails is "Direct award".

Framework indication

96% confidence

Framework agreement indicated

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Tender techniques.hasFrameworkAgreement is true; the description refers to a direct Framework contract.

Threshold status

99% confidence

Above threshold

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Award 1 aboveThreshold is true.

Competition information

99% confidence

Not published

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No bid count, competing suppliers, evaluation scores or award rationale is supplied in the notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Base term described

96% confidence

3 years

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Tender description states that the direct framework contract will be for a term of 3 years.

Extension option

98% confidence

Option to extend by 1 year

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Tender description explicitly states an option to extend for one year.

Published contract period

97% confidence

27 October 2026 to 30 September 2029

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Award 1 contractPeriod provides these dates; the award remains pending.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

97% confidence

Direct, above-threshold framework procurement with one pending award

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The procurement method is direct award, framework use is indicated, aboveThreshold is true, and a single pending award is recorded.

Pricing visibility

99% confidence

Only total net and gross award values are published

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The notice provides award-level values but no pricing schedule, rate card, cost breakdown or lot-level value.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

97%overall confidence

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

Reference: ocds-h6vhtk-078627
Analysed: 15 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Defence Equipment and Support

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Buyer party in the notice.

Buyer type

99% confidence

Central government public authority

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Buyer classification is "Public authority - central government".

Operational context

96% confidence

Air Traffic Management Team within Sense, Decide & Communicate, Ministry of Defence

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Tender description.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

NATS (EN ROUTE) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY (company number 04129273)

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Supplier verification records verified company name and number using a normalised-name match.

Source trading/style name

99% confidence

NATS (En Route) PLC

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This is the supplier name in the published notice. It differs in formatting from the verified legal company name.

Supplier size

96% confidence

Large

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Supplier party details classify the supplier scale as large.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Extension outlook

98% confidence

A one-year extension option is published; exercise is unknown

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The tender description states an option to extend for one year. No exercise decision or extension date is published.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Pending award status

99% confidence

The award is pending and signature is scheduled, so it must not be treated as a signed, active or completed contract.

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Award 1 status is pending and the futureSignatureDate milestone is scheduled for 27 October 2026.

Supplier-name variation resolved

99% confidence

The published supplier name differs in formatting from the verified legal name; the analysis uses the supplied verified legal identity.

View supporting evidence

Source name: NATS (En Route) PLC. Verified name: NATS (EN ROUTE) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY.

Unpublished lot detail

99% confidence

Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.

View supporting evidence

Lot record contains null title, description and value fields.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The record is a pending award; the supplied data does not evidence signature, contract conclusion or service commencement.
Information not supplied in the published notice: bid count, evaluation criteria or scores, award rationale, pricing breakdown, individual lot value and detailed lot description.
The published description states a three-year term, while the supplied contract-period dates run from 27 October 2026 to 30 September 2029; no explanation for this difference is published.
The one-year extension option is published, but its exercise, terms and any resulting end date are unknown.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who is the named supplier?

The verified legal supplier is NATS (EN ROUTE) PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY. The source notice names NATS (En Route) PLC.

What is the award value?

The published award value is £720,000 excluding VAT and £900,000 including VAT.

Is the contract signed?

No signed contract is evidenced. The award is pending and a signature date is scheduled for 27 October 2026.

What is being procured?

Air traffic data, distress and diversion cell infrastructure, connectivity services and installation.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Provision of NATS Services

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

NATS (En Route) PLC

Classification

Lots

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Legal basis

Techniques

Lots and requirements

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Classifications

Identifier

Address

Contact

Roles

Details

Award information

Items

Additional Classifications

Value

Suppliers

Standstill Period

Contract period

Related lots

Documents

Milestones

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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