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title: "CHC/640 The Procurement of a Enabling Support Contract for the Repair, Procurement and Modification of Chinook Aircraft Covers"
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# CHC/640 The Procurement of a Enabling Support Contract for the Repair, Procurement and Modification of Chinook Aircraft Covers

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chc-640-the-procurement-of-a-enabling-support-contract-for-the-repair-procurement-and-modi-ocds-h6vhtk-02deb2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "CHC/640 The Procurement of a Enabling Support Contract for the Repair, Procurement and Modification of Chinook Aircraft Covers". Published status: active. Published Value: £290,000. Lot information not published. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Oct 2021, 10:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## 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:** £290,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 8 October 2021 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Aircraft equipment, Purchase
- **Delivery Location:** UKK11
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02deb2`

## 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/chc-640-the-procurement-of-a-enabling-support-contract-for-the-repair-procurement-and-modi-ocds-h6vhtk-02deb2#tl-md)

## Description
The requirement is to place an enabling support contract for the provision of Chinook Aircraft Covers and Miscellaneous Covers. This requirement shall include the procurement of an initial order, and the ability to procure new, repair and maintenance of existing covers via the contract tasking mechanism. 
Aircraft covers shall be manufactured in accordance with the Manufacturing Data Pack provided by the Authority. Quantity or scope: The requirement is to place an enabling support contract for the provision of Chinook Aircraft Covers and Miscellaneous Covers. This requirement shall include the procurement of an initial order, and the ability to procure new, repair and maintenance of existing covers via the contract tasking mechanism. 
Interested companies are required to complete a Dynamic Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (DPQQ) to provide the Authority with information to evaluate the company’s capacities and capabilities against the selection criteria.
The Authority will use the DPQQ response to create a shortlist of tenderers who:
a) are eligible to participate;
b) fulfil any minimum economic, financial, professional and technical standards; and,
c) best meet in terms of capacity and capability the selection criteria set out below
It is envisaged that a minimum number of 3 and a maximum number of 10 companies will be invited to tender by the Authority based upon the DPQQ response weighted scores.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F022339-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-10-26T21:45:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T07:57:22.407Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02deb2