International Fund for Ukraine (IFU)
Information for companies.
Overview
The IFU is a funding mechanism that uses financial contributions from international partners to procure priority military assistanceequipment for Ukraine. This will ensure the continued supply of military support – lethal and non-lethal – to Ukraine through 2023 and beyond.
The Fund is administered by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) on behalf of an Executive Panel, comprising the UK, Norway, Netherlands, DenmarkDenmark, Sweden and Sweden.Lithuania. These partners, along with IcelandIceland, and Lithuania, have contributed a£785 collective total of more than £770 million to the Fund to date.
IFU Procurement Process
Working closely with Ukraine, the IFU determines requirements, which are launched in procurement rounds known as ‘Urgent Bidding Rounds’ (UBRs). Two UBRs have been run to date.
Detailed requirements are raised in the UK MOD’s Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP), the MOD’s strategic platform for advertising new opportunities and conducting procurement. When a requirement goes live, suppliers from across the globe are invited to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI) via the DSP.
The IFU webpage is updated when new requirements are released on the DSP. Unsolicited offers to the IFU mailbox will not be considered.
Current Procurement Opportunities
Urgent Bidding Round 2 (UBR2) was launched in tranches from 11 April 2023. EOIs were sought in the following areas: Air Defence, LongManoeuvre RangeSupport, Strike,Maintenance Mobilityof SupportUkrainian platforms and the MaintenanceManufacture and Supply of UkrainianArtillery platforms.Ammunition.
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Suppliers who submitted anEOIs EOI in either of these categories will be contacted shortly.
Suppliers have been notified aboutvia the outcome of Long Range Strike.DSP.
A competition for the Manufacture and Supply of Artillery Ammunition is currently underway.
Background
The IFU is not intended to be an exclusive route for support to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and existing national and multinational routes for support to the AFU continue to run in parallel; submitting an EOI does not preclude suppliers from pursuing opportunities through these routes.
The first IFU package was announced on 15 February 2023: Ukraine to receive multi-million pound capability boost from international fund. FirstEquipment deliveriesprocured fromas part of this package havehas now arrived in country.
Suppliers interested in responding to an opportunity should ensure that they are registered on the DefenceDSP. Sourcing Portal (DSP). Guidance on registering and using the DSP is available on the DSP website directly under the Supplier Registration icon: DSP Registration Guidance. There is no charge for registering or using the DSP and there is a DSP helpdesk available.
Procurements on behalf of Ukraine through the IFU cannot follow the recognised standard route for public procurement of equipment and services due to the urgent nature of the requirement and the evolving Russian threat. By submitting an EOI, suppliers acknowledge and accept the exceptional nature of the IFU and UBR model and waive all legal rights which may otherwise have arisen from participating in a public procurement.
Contact us
Email: SPO-IntFundUkr@mod.gov.uk
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Updated information following announcement of a major support package for Ukraine's counter-offensive.
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Added updates on the IFU procurement process and EOIs.
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Updated information on UBR2 requirements that are now closed to EOIs.
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Updated information for Urgent Bidding Round 2 (UBR2). Suppliers are invited to submit additional EOIs in the Mobility Support category for the provision of Protected and Unprotected Plant Vehicles and for the provision of Tactical Mine Clearance Equipment.
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Suppliers are invited to express their interest in UBR2 by completing a Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for the Manufacture and Supply of Artillery Ammunition (DSP reference - 708284450).
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Webpage updated with latest information.
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Webpage updated. Suppliers who submitted an Air Defence EOI will be contacted by 16 June.
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Expressions of Interest for the maintenance of Ukrainian platforms are extended until 15 June. Contact dates for other Expressions of Interest updated.
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Expressions of Interest are now invited for maintenance of Ukrainian platforms.
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Mobility Support Expressions of Interest have now closed.
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Webpage updated. Call for long range strike EOIs closed on 4 May.
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Suppliers who submitted an Air Defence Expression of Interest will be contacted from 29 May.
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Added Mobility Support procurement opportunities and expressions of interest
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Added information for expressions of interest on long range strike capability
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Updated to include information on Urgent Bidding Round 2
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Webpage updated with information about the upcoming Urgent Bidding Round 2.