Contract Award Notice (CAN) for Archer Artillery System Short Term (9 months) In -Service Support Contract

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    "description": "INTERIM 155 CAPABILITY PROJECT \u2013 Archer Artillery System Short Term (9 months) In-Service Support Contract\nThe Secretary of State for Defence, acting through the Interim 155 Capability Team of the Ministry of Defence (the \u201cAuthority\u201d) informs of the Authority\u2019s intention to award BAE Systems Bofors AB an Archer Artillery System Short Term In-Service Support Contract for the Archer Artillery Systems, commencing in November 2025 , addressing equipment and components via technical design and configuring the Archer Artillery System, providing training, maintenance, repair, obsolescence and configuration management of the Archer Artillery Systems for a short term period of 9 months. The estimated value of the contract is \u00a34.8m.\nPlease note this Contract was awarded on January 13th 2026",
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    "title": "Contract Award Notice (CAN) for Archer Artillery System Short Term (9 months) In -Service Support Contract"
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