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title: "704648450 F15 VTN"
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# 704648450 F15 VTN

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/704648450-f15-vtn-ocds-h6vhtk-049232). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "704648450 F15 VTN". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Tyres for aircraft
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ1, UKJ14
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **Awarded Value:** £500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-049232`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/704648450-f15-vtn-ocds-h6vhtk-049232#tl-md)

## Description
It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful in accordance with Regulation 32(2)(a) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015, due to an absence of suitable tenders. Bauer can provide a technical solution that is compliant with all of the key user requirements and furthermore is the same solution used on the C17 Platform and therefore appropriate for direct award, after absence of any technically compliant bids.
It is for the reasons listed above that Bauer are considered the only operator able to meet the technical requirements of the contract.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published
- **CPV codes:** 34731800
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

- **Description:** One-off Purchase of Aircraft tyre bead breaker for C17, with two options to purchase 2 further bead breakers, subject to trails

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Bead Breaker (active)
  - Award id: `026517-2024-704648450-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bauer Inc**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-148353`
  - Value: £500,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Bead Breaker (active)
  - Signed Value: £500,000
  - Signed Date: 18/08/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026517-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-20T14:19:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T22:22:29.109Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-049232