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 equipment for Ukraine. 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 Ministry of Defence (MOD) on behalf of an executive panel comprising the UK, Norway, Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Lithuania. These partners, along with IcelandIceland, Australia and Australia,New Zealand, have pledged over £900 million to the Fund to date.
IFU Procurement Process
Working closely with Ukraine, the IFU determines capability requirements, which are launched in procurement rounds known as ‘Urgent Bidding Rounds’ (UBRs). Three 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
A competition for the Manufacture and Supply of Artillery Ammunition is ongoing under UBR 2.
UBR 3 launched on 26 January 2024. EOIs were sought for Air Defence and Maritime capabilities. These requirements are now closed, and a period of assessment is underway. Suppliers who submitted EOIs in these categories will be notified of the outcome via the DSP.
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.
Suppliers interested in responding to an opportunity should ensure that they are registered on the 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.
Four packages have been announced under the IFU. The first IFU package was announced on 15 February 2023: Ukraine to receive multi-million pound capability boost from international fund.
An Air Defence package was announced on 13 June 2023: Major Air Defence package for Ukraine announced.
Maintenance and Manoeuvre Support packages were announced on 11 October 2023: Major new package of support for Ukraine’s counter-offensive announced by Grant Shapps.
Contact us
Email: SPO-IntFundUkr@mod.gov.uk
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Updated 'Overview'.
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Updated information under Current Procurement Opportunities.
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Added Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) project codes and titles under 'Current Procurement Opportunities'.
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Webpage updated with information about Urgent Bidding Round (UBR) 3.
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Webpage updated with information on urgent bidding rounds.
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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.
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