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# Untitled procurement

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-ocds-h6vhtk-038d90). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Untitled procurement". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £35,000,000. Lot information not published. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Jan 2023, 23:59 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £35,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 January 2023 at 23:59 GMT
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Purchase, Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment
- **Delivery Location:** UKK13
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-ocds-h6vhtk-038d90#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-038d90`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-ocds-h6vhtk-038d90#tl-md)

## Description
The UK Armed Forces require the ability to airdrop a range of rigid hulled boats with tailgating parachutists into maritime environments, by day or night, worldwide from the Atlas C Mk1 aircraft (A400M).  Requirements also include (but are not limited to) spares provisioning, level 4 contractor repairs, Design Organisation (DO) and/or Coordinating Design Organisation (CDO) responsibilities, technical documentation management, and Post Design Services (PDS). Details will be set out in the procurement documentation. Quantity or scope: Total quantity or scope: (including all lots, renewals and options, if applicable) 
The requirement is to deliver an estimated 25 (Twenty-Five) initial, complete LBAD systems including associated parachutes and ancillary equipment, capable of delivering payloads for despatch from the A400M. The LBAD system must be compatible with the A400M. The contractor shall hold DO/CDO status for the entire system, including all associated assemblies (parachutes and ancillary equipment).
The requirement includes provision of an in-service support solution including Level 4 repair activities (level 1-3 repairs and maintenance will be carried out by the Authority), initial ground training, technical documentation management, System Safety Management, Post Design Services (PDS) and provision of spares. The contract shall include manufacture, transition and in-service support phases and shall be for a term of 7 (seven) years [from Contract Award] (plus Options to extend by an additional 3 years). Details are set out in the procurement documentation.
This contract is being procured under Regulation 18 (Negotiated Procedure) of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011.
The Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) will be used to manage the procurement process, including evaluation. Access to the DSP is required to complete the DPQQ and access should be requested via the Supplier Registration Page on the DSP.
Following DPQQ evaluation, the Authority intends to invite the 4 (four) highest scoring respondents to the ITN phase. Following submission and assessment of the written Initial Tender submissions, all technically and commercially compliant bidders will be required to demonstrate their LBAD solution as part of a ground trials assessment phase (which will form part of the Tender evaluation). After the Authority's evaluation of the ground trials, a negotiation phase may follow. The Authority, however, reserves the right to award the Contract on the basis of the Initial Tenders and ground trials evaluation, without undertaking a negotiation phase.
In preparation for the ground trials assessment phase, tenderers will be required to loan the MOD a complete system (including all associated parachutes, assemblies and ancillary equipment, plus contractor support), via a loan agreement on a free of charge basis, to undertake ground assessment. 
Contract award will be subject to an approvals process. Post contract award, the contractor ...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tender-ocds-h6vhtk-038d90)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035435-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-12-14T16:56:41.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T07:49:45.925Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-038d90