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Merlin Out Of Service Date Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2

Repair and maintenance services of helicopters
South West (UKK)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "Merlin Out Of Service Date Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of DefenceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
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Published history for Ministry of Defence. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
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Competition Density
1Bids / Report
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Payment Terms
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Coverage: 2 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published25 Jun 2025, 14:36 BST
Last source update25 Jun 2025, 14:36 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationRepair and maintenance services of helicopters
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05537e
What is being bought
Contract to undertake Assessment phase 2 of the OSDEP Programme post Assessment Phase 1
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    25 Jun 2025, 14:36 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    25 Jun 2025, 14:36 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    25 Jun 2025, 14:36 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    Merlin Out Of Service Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2 is to support the Merlin Mk2 through to an extended out of service date of 2024 to develop solutions in order to contract a D&M Contract.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    25 Jun 2025, 14:36 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 10 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST · £11,367,641
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Lockhead Martin UK Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Merlin Out Of Service Date Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2
£11,367,641 · signed 10 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-FTS-152542
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  • Ministry of Defence
    buyer

    Yeovil, UK, BA20 2YB
    rebecca.pickford792@mod.gov.uk

  • Lockhead Martin UK Ltd
    supplier

    Portsmouth, UK

  • Rebecca Pickford
    reviewBody

    Yeovil
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleThe Secretary of State for Defence has entered into a Qualifying Defence Contract with Lockhead Martin UK Ltd to undertake a full review of and validation of the obsolescence issues anticipated to arise in with the airframes and equipment together with the associated training aids in the 2030+ timescale in order to extend the Out of Service date of the Merlin Mk2 aircraft out to 2040. In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) because Lockhead Martin have the specific know-how, tools and equipment and access to the technical drawings, publications and manufacturing data pertaining to the relevant Merlin aircraft to fulfil all the contractual requirements.