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HPASOS MK2 Support

Buyer: Defence Equipment and Support →

BuyerDefence Equipment and Support
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published5 May 2026

What is being bought

Procurement and support of the Helicopter Pilot and Aircrew Supplementary Oxygen System (HPASOS) MK2.

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleThe Chinook Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to place a contract with Summit Defence Limited for the provision and support of a supplementary oxygen system to use onboard the Chinook H47(ER) aircraft by its Ready for Training Release to Service date that in turn will enable declaration of Initial Operating Capability (IOC) in due course. The estimated contract value is circa £1,757,796.50 ex VAT for a duration of 3 years. It is considered that the award of the Contract as a Direct Award is lawful in accordance paragraph 20 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 on grounds that it is a defence authority contract, a defence and security contract not solely by virtue of s7(1)(g) of the Procurement Act and it is necessary to award the contract directly in order to enhance or maintain the operational capability, effectiveness, readiness for action, safety or security of the armed forces. Summit Defence Ltd are the suppliers of the In-Service Supplementary Oxygen System used onboard the current fleet of Chinook aircraft, and have met the aircraft design and integration requirements, and have satisfied the MoD’s standards for safety and airworthiness for service. Summit Defence Ltd are therefore the only supplier that has the technical knowledge and documentary evidence necessary for meeting MoD’s safety standards for supplementary oxygen systems to fulfil this requirement. No other supplier would be able to pass the integration, safety standards and Suitability for Service tests within the timescales required by the MoD to fulfil this requirement so as to maintain operational capability and readiness for action for the Royal Air Force . Obtaining goods from any other supplier would result in disproportionate and unacceptable technical risk creating an unacceptable operational risk and capability gap.
Rationale classificationssingleSuppliersTechnicalReasons
Special regimedefenceSecurity
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

HPASOS MK2 Support

Statuspending
Value£1,757,797
Contract periodFrom 31 Aug 2026 to 1 Sept 2029

Documents & submission route

  • Not published

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0691cc
Latest release ID041202-2026
Latest release timestampTue May 05 2026 15:25:44 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methoddirect
Procurement method detailsDirect award
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source1
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
5 May 2026award, contract041202-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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Complete JSON history (1 releases)
5 May 2026 · 041202-2026 · award, contract
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