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# Chesterfield Gas Cylinders

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chesterfield-gas-cylinders-ocds-h6vhtk-077a27). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Defence Equipment and Support: "Chesterfield Gas Cylinders". Published status: complete. Contract 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:** [Defence Equipment and Support](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/defence-equipment-and-support-GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,997,450 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/chesterfield-gas-cylinders-ocds-h6vhtk-077a27#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-077a27`

## 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/chesterfield-gas-cylinders-ocds-h6vhtk-077a27#tl-md)

## Description
CSC is the sole economic operator capable of delivering PDS activities due to its role as the approved Design Organisation (DO) and OEM, holding the design licence, technical 
drawings, product knowledge, and in-service reliability data for the equipment. Any 
alternative supplier would require licences from both CSC and the air system OEMs, incur 
significant additional costs, and need to demonstrate suitability as a DO. An option to separate spare parts procurement from the PDS function was considered and rejected by the MoD Engineering Authority due to significant airworthiness, safety, and 
interoperability risks. The air system Design Organisation specifies exact part numbers that are manufactured exclusively by CSC to approved drawings and processes, making CSC the only supplier capable of providing compliant spares. CSC also holds the specialist tooling required to manufacture these components and ensure configuration and quality control. Introducing an alternative supplier would require costly and complex aircraft design revalidation, part requalification, and approval activities, with no guarantee of acceptance by the air system DO. This would create unacceptable safety and operational risks, including potential aircraft grounding, while imposing disproportionate cost and technical burden on the Authority.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 35111300

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (pending)

  - Supplier(s): **Chesterfield Special Cylinders Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:04869273`
  - Value: £1,997,450 (exc. VAT)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F090832-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-25T08:59:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T22:34:13.796Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-077a27