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Provision of Smoke Dye for the RAF Acrobatic Team

Dyeing services
Dyes and pigments
Hydroxides for dyes and pigments
+3 more
East Midlands (UKF30)
South West (UKK12)
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: "Provision of Smoke Dye for the RAF Acrobatic Team". 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.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
1.7Bids / Report
75% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 48 active published awards; 44 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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
Published8 Sept 2022, 09:46 BST
Last source update8 Sept 2022, 09:46 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationDyeing services, Dyes and pigments, Hydroxides for dyes and pigments, Zinc oxide and peroxide, titanium oxide, dyes and pigments
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF30)
South West (UKK12)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-02eab2
What is being bought
Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) competition for the supply of smoke dye for the RAF Aerobatic Team (the 'Red Arrows'). The contract will run from 2022-2025 with options to extend for a further 2 years.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 Sept 2022, 09:46 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    8 Sept 2022, 09:46 BST
  3. Buyer information updated
    8 Sept 2022, 09:46 BST
  4. tender value changed
    7 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
  5. Status changed to published status
    7 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
  6. Official notice release published
    7 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
  7. Submission deadline changed to published date
    7 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
  8. Buyer information updated
    7 Dec 2021, 22:45 GMT
  9. Published value updated to £3,000,000
    22 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
  10. Status changed to active
    22 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
  11. Official notice release published
    22 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
  12. Submission deadline changed to 22 Dec 2021, 23:59 GMT
    22 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
  13. Buyer information updated
    22 Nov 2021, 22:45 GMT
  14. Status changed to planned
    11 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
  15. Official notice release published
    11 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
  16. Buyer information updated
    11 Oct 2021, 22:45 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    DE&S invited potential providers to take part in a competition for the provision of aerobatic smoke dye for the RAF Aerobatics Team (the 'Red Arrows'). The winning supplier was awarded a contract for the provision of dye until 2025 (i.e. a 3 year term), with options to extend for a further 2 years.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    8 Sept 2022, 09:46 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 7 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST · £1,807,493
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Milliken Industrials Limited
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Provision of Smoke Dye for the RAF Aerobatic Team
£1,807,493 · signed 7 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-FTS-7833
View buyer profile

  • Ministry of Defence
    buyer

    MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, UKK12, BS34 8JH
    steven.thomas222@mod.gov.uk

  • Defence Equipment and Support
    reviewBody

    MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH

  • Milliken Industrials Limited
    supplier

    Beech Hill Plant, Gidlow Lane, Wigan, UKD36, WN6 8RN
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