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UK3 715851479 - British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC)

Buyer: Ministry of Defence →

BuyerMinistry of Defence
Statusplanned
Deadline30 Nov 2026
Value£110,775,862
Published14 Jul 2026

What is being bought

The MEDEVAC capability is defined as a platform fitted for role that can move patients with concurrent support from a clinician from Point of Injury (POI) to Point of Treatment (POT). The Authority will provide a clinician for the aviation MEDEVAC and then conduct a handover/takeover of the patient at the nearest POT landing site to the Contractor provided clinician for the ground MEDEVAC transfer. This is in order to develop and maintain timely hospital transfers of exercising troops, BATUK staff and their dependents. This requirement is enduring whilst permanent staff and dependents are based in BATUK irrespective of training taking place. The requirement is made up of two rotary wing platforms, one covering the Nanyuki area 24/7/365 and the other covering areas for the duration of the exercise 24/7 either in Archers Post Training Areas or Nanyuki dependent on where it is taking place. The service includes ground ambulance transfer complete with trained medical clinicians upon meeting the rotary wing platform in Nairobi or the transfer of patients from Kifaru Barracks in Nairobi to the approved treatment facility. Additionally, the service will respond to any road traffic incidents and transfer casualties from hospital to the designated airport for flight back to the UK if required.

Delivery location

KE, KE

Categories

Piloted aircraft 34711300Helicopters 34711500Support helicopters 35612300Search and rescue helicopters 35612500Ambulance services 85143000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Value£110,775,862
Contract periodFrom 1 Nov 2027 to 31 Oct 2037

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Piloted aircraft, Helicopters, Support helicopters, Search and rescue helicopters, Ambulance servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 34. The category anchor is Piloted aircraft (34711300); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 341,8823 median · 21 average (553 of 1,882 with a bid count)3.4 average (608 of 1,882 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer36Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: KE1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)722.5 median · 2.5 average (2 of 72 with a bid count)1 average (2 of 72 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05d27c
Latest release ID066043-2026
Latest release timestampTue Jul 14 2026 10:11:05 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodselective
Procurement method detailsCompetitive flexible procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadline2026-11-30T23:59:00+00:00
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2027-10-15T23:59:59+01:00
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£110,775,862
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
14 Jul 2026planning066043-2026
7 Jan 2026planningUpdate001224-2026
15 Dec 2025planningUpdate082758-2025
26 Nov 2025planning077395-2025
23 Oct 2025planning067825-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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15 Dec 2025 · 082758-2025 · planningUpdate
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26 Nov 2025 · 077395-2025 · planning
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23 Oct 2025 · 067825-2025 · planning
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