Find a TenderCancelledProcurement termination notice

Published 3 Oct 2025, 13:50 BST

Official UK procurement notice

For the provision of Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Services to the Joint Service Parachute Centre Weston on the Green (JSPCW)

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£557,000≈ £186k / year · £668,400 inc. VAT59.1% below published estimate

Submissions closed 3 Nov 2025

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jan 2029 · starts 1 Feb 2026

Re-procurement openFor the provision of Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Services to the Joint Service Parachute Centre Weston on the Green (JSPCW) · bids close 30 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

For the provision of Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Services to the Joint Service Parachute Centre Weston on the Green (JSPCW) covering the period 1 February 2026 until 31 January 2029

CPV: Firefighting services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsSMEPublished value£557,000

Contract period: 1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £557,000 exc. VAT · £668,400 inc. VAT

Eligibility: SME eligible

75251100 Firefighting services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Value for Money Index

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Cancelled
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
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: 3 Oct 2025, 13:50 BST
Last source update: 2 Mar 2026, 15:27 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 27 Nov 2025
Authority reference: 715164452
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-062157
Latest notice: Procurement termination notice (UK12)
Classification (CPV): Firefighting services
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a7ee Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 3 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 22 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.contracts.mod.uk ↗

Timeline

3 Oct 2025 → 2 Mar 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published391 days ago
3 Oct 2025, 13:50 BST
Clarification questions by372 days ago
22 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline360 days ago
3 Nov 2025, 10:00 GMT
Award decision expected by335 days ago
27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent297 days ago
5 Jan 2026
Standstill ends287 days ago
14 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts270 days ago
1 Feb 2026
Latest notice published240 days ago
2 Mar 2026, 15:27 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 3 Oct 2025

Tender notice published
3 Oct 2025, 13:50 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
5 Jan 2026, 15:46 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
5 Jan 2026, 15:46 GMT
Contract signature expected
16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Procurement termination notice published
2 Mar 2026, 15:27 GMT
UK12

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £228,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 22 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Aero Fire and Rescue Services LtdFor the provision of Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Services to the Joint Service Parachute Centre Weston on the Green1 Feb 2026 – 31 Jan 2029	£228,000	5 Jan 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Aero Fire and Rescue Services Ltd
Signed
date not published
Value
—
Period
… – 31 Jan 2029
Status
cancelled (24 Feb 2026), The Authority has decided to discontinue the current tender process following an internal review that highlighted issues which materially impact our understanding of the requirement and, consequently, our ability to proceed with confidence.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	2	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ NAPHILL, RAF HIGH WYCOMBE, BUCKINGHMASHIRE, HIGH WYCOMBE, South East, HP14 4UEContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Aero Fire and Rescue Services LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 09282056 27 Old Gloucester Street, London, London, WC1N 3AXContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Procurement termination notice tenderProcurement termination noticeUK12Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender2 Mar 2026, 15:27 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender5 Jan 2026, 15:46 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender3 Oct 2025, 13:50 BST