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Published 17 Mar 2026, 20:44 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

701760450 (PP2) - Rotary Wing Enterprise Transition Phase

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

Direct awardDefence & security
Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£890,000,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 17 Mar 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Boeing Defence UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Extension of the extant 701760450 agreement by incorporating the MOD’s fleet of Chinook Aircraft to the Apache Aircraft support arrangement inclusive of repair, maintenance, materiel support, air and ground-crew training. Upon completion of Pricing Period 1 (PP1). Pricing Period 2 (PP2) shall be retitled to RWE Transition Phase for a period of 3 years from 01 April 2026 to 31 March 2029.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: UK
50210000 Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Defence & security
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
17 Mar 2026, 20:44 GMT
Last source update
26 Jun 2026, 12:16 BST
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-060285
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066ccd Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Further to the Rotary Wing Enterprise (RWE) Commanders’ Intent document signed in 2022, Defence Equipment and Support, part of the Ministry of Defence (MOD), intends to consolidate, modify and renew services provided under (a) Chinook Future Through Life Customer Support (ref. CHC/615) (FTLCS), (b) Apache Long Term Training and Support Service for Apache AH-64E Air Systems (ref. 701760450) (LTTSS), and (c) the Chinook Engine Support Arrangement (contract number CHC/501) (CESA).

Award of the 3-year period of performance shall be an extension of the extant 701760450 LTTSS agreement by incorporating the MOD’s fleet of Chinook Aircraft to the incumbent Apache Aircraft support arrangement. This shall be achieved by modification and renewal of Chinook support services currently provided under FTLCS and CESA. The support services to each Aircraft are inclusive of repair, maintenance, material support, air and ground training.

It is considered that the direct award of this contract, inclusive of changes in scope to the current contracts, without prior publication of a Tender Notice in the UK e-notification service is lawful and in accordance with Schedule 5 (paragraph 6) of the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23). This is due to Boeing being the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and Design Authority (DA) for both the Chinook and Apache Aircraft. Due to technical reasons only Boeing can supply support arrangement required and there is no reasonable alternative for supply.

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

27 Mar 2026 → 26 Jun 2026 · 2 dates
  1. Standstill ends203 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
  2. Notice published113 days ago
    26 Jun 2026, 12:16 BST

Notice history

5 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Mar 2026
  1. Transparency notice published
    17 Mar 2026, 20:44 GMT
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Mar 2026, 20:56 GMT
    UK6
  3. Contract signature expected
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  4. Contract details notice published
    27 Apr 2026, 10:09 BST
    UK7
  5. Contract details notice published
    26 Jun 2026, 12:16 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-03: 1 release · 17 Mar 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £890,000,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 28 Mar 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Boeing Defence UK Ltd1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029£890,000,00017 Mar 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Rotary Wing Enterprise Transition Phase · Boeing Defence UK Ltd

    Signed
    28 Mar 2026
    Value
    £890,000,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029
    Status
    active
    • Change Publication of redacted contractual documents in line with transparency requirements under the Procurement Act 2023.
    5 agreed KPIs: KPI1a · KPI1b · KPI2a …
    • KPI1a, Measures the number of planned Apache Phase maintenance events to be completed by the Contractor in each Contract Year; whereby 93% is the Target performance level (‘Good’).
    • KPI1b, Measures the number of planned Chinook Depth maintenance events to be completed by the Contractor in each Contract Year; whereby 100% is the Target performance level (‘Good’).
    • KPI2a, Measures the percentage of demands for Apache spare parts which are delivered by the required delivery date; whereby 85% is the Target performance level (‘Good').
    • KPI2b, Measures the percentage of demands for Chinook spare parts which are delivered by the required delivery date; whereby 85% is the Target performance level (‘Good').
    • KPI3, Measures the percentage of Apache training courses completed by the planned completion date [according to the relevant course schedule as set out at the Statement of Requirement] ; whereby 97% is the Target performance level (‘Good’).

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Boeing Defence UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01290439 Building 100c, Bristol Business Park, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, South West, BS16 1EJContact email

Official documents & specifications (24)

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Tender pack and attachments

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Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender