710450450 - Request for Information (RFI) - International Fund for Ukraine - Urgent Bidding Round 3 - Air Defence

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The International Fund for Ukraine (IFU) is a funding mechanism that uses funding from international partners to procure priority military assistance for Ukraine at pace. This will ensure the continued supply of military support – lethal and non-lethal – to Ukraine through 2024 and beyond. The Fund is administered by the UK on behalf of an Executive Panel, comprising the UK, Norway, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Lithuania. Following on from the first two IFU procurement rounds, known as ‘Urgent Bidding Round 1’ (UBR1) and Urgent Bidding Round 2 (UBR2; we have launched Urgent Bidding Round 3 (UBR3) which includes the Air Defence and Maritime Capability Areas. This opportunity notice invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) from suppliers across the globe for the following Air Defence sub-capability areas: • AD1 - Small tactical Air Defence radars for mobile fire teams • AD2 - Decoys for land platforms • AD3 - Repair of former Soviet Union missiles, including KUB, STRELLA-2/3 and IGLA • AD4 - Handheld Counter UAS EW systems • AD5 - Vehicle mounted Counter UAS EW systems. Opportunities in the Maritime Capability Area will be notified under a separate opportunity notice on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) and details will be advised on the IFU website. Suppliers should not approach the UK MOD for further details on the Maritime Capability Area at this stage and must wait for the DSP notice to be published. The full scope of UBR3 Requirements is under consideration and may not be limited to the Air Defence and Maritime Capability areas.