Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 13 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Engines Future Support · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

Services
Planned pipeline value£832,729,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Support to Merlin Helicopter Engines to the Out of Service date of 2040. Scope may include replacement of current engines subject to the proposal provided.

CPV: Anti submarine warfare helicopters · Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services · Helicopters and aeroplanes · Military transport helicopters · Parts for helicopters · Repair and maintenance services of helicopters · Support helicopters

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Legal basis
CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
13 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
Last source update
13 Sept 2021, 22:45 BST
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-022742
Classification (CPV)
Anti submarine warfare helicoptersDefence services, military defence services and civil defence servicesHelicopters and aeroplanesMilitary transport helicoptersParts for helicoptersRepair and maintenance services of helicoptersSupport helicopters
Delivery area
South West (UKK23)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e045 Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Contracting Authority intends to pursue a procurement to select a Contractor to provide support to Merlin Engines until the aircraft Out of Service Date of 2040. A DPQQ and ITN will be issued to pre-selected bidders meeting the minimum requirements to tender as advised in those notices. This will include as a minimum the requirement for a proven background in helicopter gas turbine engines provision and support. Prior to issue of the notices, due to a strict financial profile, the Contracting Authority is seeking to engage with interested bidders (who are likely to meet the minimum tendering requirements) to share the financial profile and provide further detail on what this means to prospective bidders. Any interested party will have to confirm that they currently have suitable storage facilities for protecting the information to be shared, and that it will only be used for the purposes of this procurement. This may require interested parties to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement prior to any information being provided by the Authority. Interested parties should email [email protected] no later than 1700 on Friday 24th September 2021 to confirm their interest in this procurement. They must include a short statement to confirm why they would be a suitable Contractor for this work and confirm that they understand the obligation to protect the information provided and have suitable systems in place to do so. Meetings with potential suppliers are planned to take place in October 2021. Actual dates are to be determined following the closure of this Prior Information Notice and consideration by the Authority of the suitability of suppliers.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsDefence DE&S, Helicopters Operating Centre, Building 100, Centenary House, Leonardo Helicopters, Lysander Road,, Yeovil, BA20 2YBContact name, email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.