Official UK procurement notice
UK6 - Contract Award Notice - The Provision of Military Airworthiness Reviews
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Royal Air Force Authority is regulated to conduct Baseline Military Airworthiness Reviews (AR) and annual Military AR Certification on all its aircraft. Air Worthiness reviews validate that the airworthiness of the aircraft has been appropriately managed since its last AR and that the maintenance records produced accurately reflect the physical condition of the aircraft. The importance of independence within the AR processes is essential in maintaining the integrity of the AR process and in providing a documented body of evidence for the accountable Duty Holder to decide on the airworthiness of an aircraft.
The Authority requires an Independent supplier to deliver the output ARs required by the Military Aviation Authority (MAA), The Regulator, in accordance with higher level MAA Regulatory Publications (MRP), MAA Part M Sub Part I Regulatory Articles, Royal Air Force Engineering Policy requirements detailed in AP100B-01, Order 1.14. The approved platform Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) instructions and relevant local orders and procedures published and authorised by the Military Continuing Airworthiness Manager (Mil CAM) e.g. Aviation Engineering Standing Orders (AESOs), Aviation Engineering Routine Orders (AEROs).
- How the procedure runs: A PSQ will be issued and interested suppliers are required to complete the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) to provide the Authority with information to evaluate the supplier's capacity and capability against the selection criteria. The Authority will use the PSQ response to create a shortlist of Potential Providers who: (1) are eligible to participate, (2) fulfil any minimum economic, financial, professional, and technical standards; and (3) best meet, in terms of capacity and capability, the selection criteria set out in this notice and the PSQ. The ITT will be issued to those suppliers shortlisted by the Authority at the PSQ stage. The ITT submissions will be evaluated by a team of SME's and the Authority may award a public contract to the supplier that submits the most advantageous tender.
CPV: Technical analysis or consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£10,000,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Price: 40%
- Technical Non-Cost including Social Value: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Price
- Technical Non-Cost including Social Value
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 May 2025, 14:43 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Apr 2026, 16:37 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Jan 2026
- Authority reference
712323457 PA23- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-051452- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050c64Find a Tender
- How it runs
A PSQ will be issued and interested suppliers are required to complete the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) to provide the Authority with information to evaluate the supplier's capacity and capability against the selection criteria.
The Authority will use the PSQ response to create a shortlist of Potential Providers who:
(1) are eligible to participate,
(2) fulfil any minimum economic, financial, professional, and technical standards; and
(3) best meet, in terms of capacity and capability, the selection criteria set out in this notice and the PSQ.
The ITT will be issued to those suppliers shortlisted by the Authority at the PSQ stage.
The ITT submissions will be evaluated by a team of SME's and the Authority may award a public contract to the supplier that submits the most advantageous tender.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Nov 2025, 17:30 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 23 Oct 2025, 17:30 BST
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Submission via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP)
Timeline
2 May 2025 → 21 Apr 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published2 May 2025, 14:43 BST
- Market engagement23 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Details of how to complete this RFI and the attachments can be found on the following link in DSP:
contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗
Further instructions are included in the uploaded document - 20250429_712323457 MIL_AR_RFI.
For information purposes a draft Statement of Requirement (SOR) -
712323457 Draft Statement of Requirement for MIL_ARs_AL10 has also been uploaded.
The closing date and time for resposne to the RFI is 23 May 2025 at 17:30hrs.
- Next notice expected28 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published27 Aug 2025, 09:48 BST
- Clarification questions by358 days ago23 Oct 2025, 17:30 BST
- Submission deadline343 days ago7 Nov 2025, 17:30 GMT
- Award decision expected by273 days ago15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts256 days ago2 Feb 2026
- Assessment summaries sent203 days ago27 Mar 2026
- Standstill ends189 days ago9 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published178 days ago21 Apr 2026, 16:37 BST
Notice history
12 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 May 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 May 2025, 14:43 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published6 May 2025, 13:20 BSTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published7 May 2025, 13:42 BSTUK3
- Procurement method changed7 May 2025, 13:42 BST
- Deadline published: 29 Aug 2025, 17:30 BST7 May 2025, 13:42 BST
- Tender notice published27 Aug 2025, 09:48 BSTUK4
- Status changed to active27 Aug 2025, 09:48 BST
- Deadline moved to 7 Nov 2025, 17:30 GMT27 Aug 2025, 09:48 BST+70 days · was 29 Aug 2025, 17:30 BST
- Contract award notice published27 Mar 2026, 15:33 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Mar 2026, 15:33 GMT
- Contract signature expected10 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published21 Apr 2026, 16:37 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
A link to the opportunity and attachments has been added in the engagement section.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2025-05: 3 releases · 2 May 2025, 7 May 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAINES SIMMONS LIMITEDSMEThe Provision of Military Airworthiness Reviews1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2031 | £8,367,160 | 27 Mar 2026standstill to 9 Apr 2026 | Standstill |
| BAINES SIMMONS LIMITEDSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The Provision of Military Airworthiness Reviews · BAINES SIMMONS LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 14 Apr 2026
- Value
- £8,367,160
- Period
- 1 Jul 2026 – 30 Jun 2031
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Availability · Timelines · Meetings
- Availability, The Contractor is to deliver the required number of Mil Ars are detailed in the SOR.
- Timelines, The Contractor will meet the deadline for the electronic distribution of their ‘HQ Air Mil AR Monthly Performance Report’.
- Meetings, The Contractor meets the deadline for holding the Bi-monthly (every 2 months) Performance Review Meeting.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winRina Tech UK LtdSME · South East England
- did not winSpyrian Engineering LtdSME · North West England
- did not winAtkinsRealis · South West England
- wonBaines Simmons LtdSME · South East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- AtkinsRealisBidder / tenderer
- Baines Simmons LtdAwarded supplier
- Rina Tech UK LtdBidder / tenderer
- Spyrian Engineering LtdBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract Redacted contract
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP)
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender