Official UK procurement notice
715533451 Provision of Mechanical Engineering Support
Authority: Defence Equipment and Support
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: North East (UKC)Scotland (UKM5)
Published estimate£2,179,168≈ £545k / year · £2,723,960 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 28 Nov 2025awarded 22 Jan 2026
Award (standstill) to Morson Human Resources Limited (t/a Morson Talent)
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Authority has a requirement to procure a contract for the provision of mechanical engineers to RAF Coningsby and RAF Lossiemouth for maintenance of aircraft ground equipment of the Typhoon Jet engines.
The Contract will be for a duration of four years, with an optional extension for one additional year. The Contract will be procured via the Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023. This is considered a Defence and Security Contract due to its scope and therefore the relevant provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 are applicable.
- No preliminary market engagement: Preliminary market engagement not carried out.
CPV: Mechanical engineering services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,179,168
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
- Weighted Value for Money
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Sept 2025, 15:27 BST
- Last source update
- 22 Jan 2026, 08:41 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
715533451- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062231- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a257Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
- Submission deadline
- 28 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
To submit a tender please register at contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/public… ↗ and search for ITT 715533451
Timeline
25 Sept 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 9 dates- Planning notice published394 days ago25 Sept 2025, 15:27 BST
- Tender notice published386 days ago3 Oct 2025, 15:13 BST
- Next notice expected383 days ago6 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline330 days ago28 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent276 days ago22 Jan 2026
- Latest notice published275 days ago22 Jan 2026, 08:41 GMT
- Standstill ends264 days ago2 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected by260 days ago6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts207 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Sept 2025- Pipeline notice published25 Sept 2025, 15:27 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published3 Oct 2025, 15:13 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £2,179,1683 Oct 2025, 15:13 BST
- Status changed to active3 Oct 2025, 15:13 BST
- Procurement method changed3 Oct 2025, 15:13 BST
- Deadline published: 28 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT3 Oct 2025, 15:13 BST
- Contract award notice published22 Jan 2026, 08:41 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Jan 2026, 08:41 GMT
- Contract signature expected6 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £3,776,7411 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morson Human Resources Limited (t/a Morson Talent)715533451 Provision of Mechanical Engineering Services1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: Extension by +1 year · Options: The Authority has the option to extend the contract by an additional year. Additionally, the Authority has the option to add up to four additional personnel for the remaining contract duration at any time. | £3,776,741 | 22 Jan 2026standstill to 2 Feb 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Morson Human Resources LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender