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title: "Fleet Helicopter Support Unit (FHSU)"
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# Fleet Helicopter Support Unit (FHSU)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fleet-helicopter-support-unit-fhsu-ocds-h6vhtk-041dbb). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Fleet Helicopter Support Unit (FHSU)". Published status: active. Published Value: £70,000,000. Lot information not published. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jan 2024, 17:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.contracts.mod.uk.

## 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:** £70,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 January 2024 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Defence services, military defence services and civil defence services, Hire of helicopters with crew, Support helicopters
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fleet-helicopter-support-unit-fhsu-ocds-h6vhtk-041dbb#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-041dbb`

## 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/fleet-helicopter-support-unit-fhsu-ocds-h6vhtk-041dbb#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [contracts.mod.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.contracts.mod.uk%2Fgo%2F36698449018C19E26F2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/fleet-helicopter-support-unit-fhsu-ocds-h6vhtk-041dbb#participate

## Description
The requirement is to provide a contractor owned rotary wing Air System (AS) service for the Royal Navy (RN), providing point-to-point flights delivering military and non-military personnel to enable the conduct of operational sea training and supporting tasks, including transportation of freight. The service will be operated on a Military Registered Civil Operated Aircraft (MRCOA) contract basis.

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037496-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-20T14:34:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T20:49:02.440Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-041dbb