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<p>The Ministry of Defence took the decision to stop the procurement of the Type 31e
Frigate because we had not received sufficient compliant bids for the Competitive
Design Phase. The market was formally notified on 20 July 2018.</p><p>We communicated
our plans for the first stage of the new procurement on 13 August 2018 by issuing
a Prior Information Notice (PIN). This PIN invited potential suppliers to a short
period of early market engagement to allow us to share with industry key elements
of the new procurement, including technical and commercial information. The outcome
of this market engagement will inform the next steps of the new procurement process.</p><p>There
has been no change in our plan to procure a first batch of five new Type 31e Frigates
for £1.25 billion.</p>
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