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# CHC/646 COBRA - Bottle Reconditioning

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chc-646-cobra-bottle-reconditioning-ocds-h6vhtk-0344de). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "CHC/646 COBRA - Bottle Reconditioning". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Repair and maintenance services of tanks
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £297,706 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0344de`

## 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-646-cobra-bottle-reconditioning-ocds-h6vhtk-0344de#tl-md)

## Description
Notice of CHC/646 COBRA - Bottle Reconditioning contract award to AMETEK Airtechnology Group Ltd, effective contract start date 22nd March 2022.
This follows the publication of a single source justification, F15: Voluntary ex ante transparency notice, published on the FTS dated 28th January 2022, link as follows; https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002622-2022
Contract Award Notice also published on Contracts Finder, link as follows: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/c44babad-2d70-455a-b1d8-6c8b782b1c9e

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The requirement is for the reconditioning of COBRA Fire Extinguisher Bottles which have exceeded their ten-year life span, to support the Cobra Ballistic Fuel Tank Fire Suppression system and sustain the operational capability.

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** COBRA - Bottle Reconditioning (active)
  - Award id: `015929-2022-CHC/646-1`
  - Supplier(s): **AMETEK Airtechnology Group Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-55104`
  - Value: £297,706 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** COBRA - Bottle Reconditioning (active)
  - Signed Value: £297,706
  - Signed Date: 22/03/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F015929-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-06-09T16:20:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T17:39:45.840Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0344de