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Published 18 Feb 2026, 12:43 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Airfield Clearance, Sweeping and De-Icing Vehicles

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

Direct award
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£1,910,415published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 8 Apr 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Aebi Schmidt UK Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The extant Airfield Clearance contracts were placed over three seperate contracts which expired on 31 March 2026. The three contracts were competitively let, and the Authority has now combined the three contracts into one as part of this extension.

The contract ihas been extended to avoid a capability gap whilst the Authority runs a competition.

The contracts cover the in-service support of Airfield Surface Sweeping Vehicles, Snow Clearance Vehicles and Liquid Airfield De-Icier Sprayers. The support includes repairs, maintenance and spares procurement.

Procurement reference was 715559472 replaced by 715843480.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
50000000 Repair and maintenance services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
18 Feb 2026, 12:43 GMT
Last source update
25 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
Authority reference
715843480
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080983
Latest notice
Contract performance notice (UK9)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065705 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

The Support Capabilities and Commodities Team within Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to AEBI Schmidt UK Limited (AEBI Schmidt) for the provision of spare parts and the continued repair and maintenance of Airfield Surface Sweeping Vehicles, Snow Clearance Vehicles and Liquid Airfield De-Icier Sprayers (the Vehicles) which are used to maintain airfields. The contract will be for a term of 1 year with the option to extend for a further year, and has an estimated value of £2.5 million (£3 million inclusive of VAT).

It is considered that this contract can be awarded under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 (single supplier – technical reasons) applies.

This is because AEBI Schmidt is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the existing Vehicles and has supported them since they were introduced into service in 2007. Only the OEM has the necessary technical understanding of the Vehicles and access to the specialist parts needed to satisfy the requirement within the required timeframe. There are no reasonable alternatives.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

17 Apr 2026 → 25 Aug 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends187 days ago
    17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  2. Notice published58 days ago
    25 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    18 Feb 2026, 12:43 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Apr 2026, 12:02 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    8 Apr 2026, 15:23 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract performance notice published
    25 Aug 2026, 16:16 BST
    UK9
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-02: 1 release · 18 Feb 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,910,4151 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Aebi Schmidt UK LimitedSME20 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028Extensions: One option to extend by a further 12 months to 31 March 2028.£1,910,4158 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Airfield Clearance, Sweeping and De-Icing Vehicles · Aebi Schmidt UK LimitedSME

    Signed
    27 Mar 2026
    Value
    £1,910,415
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2027 · up to 31 Mar 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    One option to extend by a further 12 months.
    3 agreed KPIs: KPI 1 · KPI 2 · KPI 3
    • KPI 1, The Contractor is to sustain the Airfield Surface Sweeping Vehicle (ASSV) in-service global availability at a minimum of 95% across the fleet over the life of the contract.
    • KPI 2, The Contractor is to sustain the Airfield Snow Clearance Vehicle (ASCV) in-service global availability at a minimum of 97.99% across the fleet over the life of the contract.
    • KPI 3, The Contractor is to sustain the De-Icing Trailers in-service global availability at a minimum of TBD% across the fleet over the life of the contract.
    • Good - performance is meeting or exceeding the KPI KPI1 · to 30 Jun 2026
    • Good - performance is meeting or exceeding the KPI KPI2 · to 30 Jun 2026
    • Good - performance is meeting or exceeding the KPI KPI3 · to 30 Jun 2026

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Aebi Schmidt UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00557725 Aebi schmidt UK Ltd, Southgate Way, Orton Southgate,, Peterborough, East of England, PE2 6GPContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (4)

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Notices published for this procedure