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title: "Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - PA474 Lancaster Major Maintenance & Component Support"
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# Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - PA474 Lancaster Major Maintenance & Component Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/battle-of-britain-memorial-flight-pa474-lancaster-major-maintenance-component-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0506e8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - PA474 Lancaster Major Maintenance & Component Support". Published status: active. Published Value: £3,500,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 May 2025, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: contracts.mod.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** £3,500,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 7 May 2025 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive procedure with negotiation
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Aircraft maintenance services, Parts for aircraft, Reconditioning services of aircraft, Repair and maintenance services of aircraft
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/battle-of-britain-memorial-flight-pa474-lancaster-major-maintenance-component-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0506e8#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0506e8`

## 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/battle-of-britain-memorial-flight-pa474-lancaster-major-maintenance-component-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0506e8#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [contracts.mod.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontracts.mod.uk%2Fesop%2Fogc-host%2Fprivate%2Fmodappjaggaer%2Fsecond-b.jst%3F_ncp%3D1745492590179.1060861-1)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/battle-of-britain-memorial-flight-pa474-lancaster-major-maintenance-component-support-ocds-h6vhtk-0506e8#participate

## Description
BBMF PA474 Lancaster Major Maintenance & Component Support

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 34731000, 50211100, 50211300
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £3,500,000
- **Description:** The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) Project Team within Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) is preparing to let a new Contract for Lancaster Bomber Maintenance. 
The Authority’s scope of requirement includes:
1.	Major Maintenance, IAW the A...
- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2025 to 

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F016747-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-24T11:06:55.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T05:50:17.288Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0506e8