Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice

Published 2 Oct 2025, 09:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of Military Airworthiness Reviews (Mil ARs)

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdDefence & securitySME suitable

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK

Published estimate£5,375,000≈ £1.8m / year · £6,450,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update57.2% below published estimate

Submissions closed 13 Jul 2026awarded 8 Oct 2026

Awarded to TANDEM SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Joint Aviation Command (JAC) Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) specialist support contract for conducting Military Airworthiness Reviews (Mil ARs).

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jun 2029, 23:59 BST.
No preliminary market engagement: N/A

CPV: Aircraft maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£5,375,000

Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2032 with extensionsValue: £5,375,000 exc. VAT · £6,450,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: 2 by 1 year or part thereof

50211100 Aircraft maintenance services 50650000 Repair and maintenance services of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Price per quality score: As per evalution guidance

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Defence & security
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 1 Jun 2029
First published: 2 Oct 2025, 09:55 BST
Last source update: 8 Oct 2026, 14:50 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 24 Aug 2026
Authority reference: 715664453
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-057277
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Aircraft maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a65a Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: Use of supplier portal exostar

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE

Submission deadline: 13 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 26 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗

Timeline

2 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 9 dates

Planning notice published387 days ago
2 Oct 2025, 09:55 BST
Next notice expected372 days ago
17 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Tender notice published129 days ago
17 Jun 2026, 15:57 BST
Clarification questions by120 days ago
26 Jun 2026, 11:00 BST
Submission deadline103 days ago
13 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
Award decision expected by61 days ago
24 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent17 days ago
8 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published16 days ago
8 Oct 2026, 14:50 BST
Today
24 Oct 2026
Contract startsin 158 days
1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Oct 2025

Pipeline notice published
2 Oct 2025, 09:55 BST
UK1
Tender notice published
17 Jun 2026, 15:57 BST
UK4
Published value updated to £5,375,000
17 Jun 2026, 15:57 BST
was £7,827,682
Status changed to active
17 Jun 2026, 15:57 BST
Deadline published: 13 Jul 2026, 11:00 BST
17 Jun 2026, 15:57 BST
Contract award notice published
8 Oct 2026, 14:50 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
8 Oct 2026, 14:50 BST
Contract signature expected
20 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £2,300,0471 award exc. VAT

Bids received 53 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
TANDEM SOLUTIONS LIMITED1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2030 · up to 31 Mar 2032Extensions: 2 x 1 year (or part thereof)	£2,300,047	8 Oct 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5final-stage tenders	3	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ MONXTON RD, ANDOVER, South East, SP11 8HTContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TANDEM SOLUTIONS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 16475148 Eastgate House, Farnham, South East, GU9 7UDContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender8 Oct 2026, 14:50 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender17 Jun 2026, 15:57 BST
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender2 Oct 2025, 09:55 BST