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)
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFor the provision of Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Services to the Joint Service Parachute Centre Weston on the Green (JSPCW)
2 Gp JSPC(W) requires Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) provision on site during flying operations to enable Delivery of Tri-Service parachuting courses at RAF Weston on the Green under Civilian National Governing Body, British Skydiving (BS) who operate under Civil Air Authority (CAA) Regulations and Military Aviation Authority (MAA) Regulations primarily DSA02 Defence Fire Safety Regulations.
The requirement is for a 3 year contract from 1 February 2027 until 31 January 2030 with 800 ARFF hours per year during the parachute season.
CPV: Firefighting services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£443,599
- Economic & financial standing
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How this buyer will score bids.
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Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
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).
- Value for Money Index
- Economic & financial standing
Please see Question 3.1 (Financial Assessment) of the PSQ
- Turnover usually expected at this size: about £295,463 (twice the annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Ministry of Defence buys Fire-brigade and rescue services (CPV 7525), and who usually turns up
Ministry of Defence’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are kept out: they attract a different number of bids. Whole-market view: Fire-brigade and rescue services (CPV 7525) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often local firms win similar work.
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Here, local means registered in South East England (authority’s region).
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in South East England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
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Half of these awards were announced within 50 days of the bid deadline.
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Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
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How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid17% / 14%
2–350% / 19%
4–617% / 10%
7+17% / 57%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Below estimate62% / 36%
Within ±2%22% / 55%
Above estimate16% / 9%
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1CPV 7525Published estimate£444k
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1 bid26%
2–342%
4–626%
7+6%
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Where the award price may land.
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Based on 1 comparable award. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Middle 50%£345k–£444k
Estimate£444k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
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None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £228k1 awards in 36m · last 9 months ago | 1 live · £228k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 59% below n=1 | |
| £46m2 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 2 live · £120m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| £5.0m6 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 3 live · £738k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 10% above n=3 | |
JFD LimitedSME | £73m5 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | 23% below n=2 |
| £5.5m2 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | None on file | 27% above n=2 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
100% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
100% title match.
A past supplier may not bid again.
The prior contract this notice most likely re-tenders · matched by title and category (100% title match), the holder is not guaranteed to re-bid
For the provision of Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) Services to the Joint Service Parachute Centre Weston on the Green (JSPCW) — held by Aero Fire and Rescue Services Ltd; the published contract ends 31 Jan 2029.
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
- Open for tender
- 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
- 25 Jun 2026, 14:28 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 15:21 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 20 Nov 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-092485- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bd31Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Tender submission deadline
- 30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
25 Jun 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 6 dates- Planning notice published117 days ago25 Jun 2026, 14:28 BST
- Next notice expected35 days ago15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published20 days ago30 Sept 2026, 15:21 BST
- Today20 Oct 2026
- Submission deadlinein 10 days30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 31 days20 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 103 days1 Feb 2027
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 25 Jun 2026- Planned procurement notice published25 Jun 2026, 14:28 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published30 Sept 2026, 15:21 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active30 Sept 2026, 15:21 BST
- Deadline moved to 30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT30 Sept 2026, 15:21 BST+15 days · was 15 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications
- Bidding documents and specifications ITT for the provision of Aerodrome Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) Service
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender