Official UK procurement notice
Bell 429 PW207D2 Engine Flight Hour Support and Lifecycle Management Services
Authority: NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION PLC (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of a flight-hour-based engine maintenance and support programme for Pratt & Whitney PW207D2 engines installed on Bell 429 aircraft, including scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, engine shop visits, life-limited component management, technical support and logistics coordination to maximise reliability, availability and continued airworthiness
- How the procedure runs: National Grid intends to conduct a Competitive Flexible Procedure with a single tender submission stage. Suppliers are requested to register their interest to enable secure onboarding to National Grid's Ariba sourcing platform. Following onboarding, National Grid will issue the confidential procurement documents through Ariba, the tender documents, including the technical requirements, commercial schedules, contract documents and response templates. Suppliers will submit a complete tender through Ariba. National Grid will assess tenders against the published award criteria and assessment methodology. Tender evaluation will commence upon receipt of completed submissions. The evaluation may consist of any negotiation, dialogue, tender rounds, down-selection stages, or planned refinement of award criteria.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of aircraft engines
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£1,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers may be required to demonstrate that they have the legal and financial capacity to perform the contract. This will include demonstrating sufficient financial standing, taking account of the nature, complexity, value, duration and risk profile of the contract, and an ability to meet all applicable legal, statutory and regulatory requirements relevant to its performance. The detailed conditions of participation, supporting evidence requirements, assessment methodology and any applicable minimum thresholds will be set out in the associated tender documentation issued to suppliers.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers will be required to demonstrate the technical ability, relevant experience, competent resources, systems and organisational capability necessary to perform the contract. This includes meeting National Grid's applicable standard supplier requirements and all project-specific technical requirements. Detailed conditions of participation, minimum standards and evidence requirements will be provided in the associated tender documentation issued through National Grid's e-tendering platform. References to particular qualifications, accreditations or standards include permitted equivalents.
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Submission: 65%
- Commercial Submission: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Submission
- Commercial Submission
- Economic & financial standing
Suppliers may be required to demonstrate that they have the legal and financial capacity to perform the contract. This will include demonstrating sufficient financial standing, taking account of the nature, complexity, value, duration and risk profile of the contract, and an ability to meet all applicable legal, statutory and regulatory requirements relevant to its performance. The detailed conditions of participation, supporting evidence requirements, assessment methodology and any applicable minimum thresholds will be set out in the associated tender documentation issued to suppliers.
- Technical & professional ability
Suppliers will be required to demonstrate the technical ability, relevant experience, competent resources, systems and organisational capability necessary to perform the contract. This includes meeting National Grid's applicable standard supplier requirements and all project-specific technical requirements. Detailed conditions of participation, minimum standards and evidence requirements will be provided in the associated tender documentation issued through National Grid's e-tendering platform. References to particular qualifications, accreditations or standards include permitted equivalents.
- Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jul 2026, 12:46 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2026, 12:08 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Nov 2026
- Authority reference
WS5911767399- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-094209- Accelerated
- Qualifying planned procurement notice
- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d789Find a Tender
- How it runs
National Grid intends to conduct a Competitive Flexible Procedure with a single tender submission stage. Suppliers are requested to register their interest to enable secure onboarding to National Grid's Ariba sourcing platform. Following onboarding, National Grid will issue the confidential procurement documents through Ariba, the tender documents, including the technical requirements, commercial schedules, contract documents and response templates.
Suppliers will submit a complete tender through Ariba.
National Grid will assess tenders against the published award criteria and assessment methodology.
Tender evaluation will commence upon receipt of completed submissions. The evaluation may consist of any negotiation, dialogue, tender rounds, down-selection stages, or planned refinement of award criteria.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 16 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 16 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 13 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Suppliers wishing to participate in this opportunity should complete the attached 'Expression of Interest (EOI) & SAP Ariba On-boarding Form' and return it to [email protected]
Suppliers are requested to register their interest by 16th October 2026 at 15:00 to enable Ariba onboarding and secure access to the documents.
Registration is an administrative access step and is not an evaluated stage. Suppliers that miss this date should contact National Grid promptly. Access may be facilitated where reasonably practicable before the submission deadline.
Documents will be issued in www.ariba.com ↗
Timeline
30 Jul 2026 → 1 Dec 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published83 days ago30 Jul 2026, 12:46 BST
- Next notice expected43 days ago8 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published15 days ago6 Oct 2026, 12:08 BST
- Clarification questions by8 days ago13 Oct 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline5 days ago16 Oct 2026, 15:00 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 26 days15 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 41 days1 Dec 2026
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2026- Planned procurement notice published30 Jul 2026, 12:46 BSTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published31 Jul 2026, 11:31 BSTUK3
- Planned procurement notice published17 Aug 2026, 14:26 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published6 Oct 2026, 12:08 BSTUK4
- Published value updated6 Oct 2026, 12:08 BST
- Status changed to active6 Oct 2026, 12:08 BST
Published amendments (1)
Special intructions
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-07: 1 release · 30 Jul 2026
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications Complete Expression of Interest response form to begin registration on the Ariba platform. The Tender Pack will be provided on our e tendering platform. For suppliers who have completed and returned an expression of interest, please do not resubmit the form.
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender