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UK3 715874471 - British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) Safe Operating Environment (SOE)
Aerial forest-firefighting services
Helicopters
Piloted aircraft
+1 more
KE
Published value
£20,258,620
Submission deadline 30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "UK3 715874471 - British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) Safe Operating Environment (SOE)". Published status: planned. Published value: £20,258,620. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Ministry of Defence | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | 84d 18h left 30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £20,258,620 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Ministry of Defence
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Ministry of Defence. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
1.9%Historical Average
Competition Density
2Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
British Telecommunications PLCTop vendor: 52% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 245 active published awards; 24 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| British Telecommunications PLC | 1 win | £83,200,000 |
| Rowden Technologies Ltd | 1 win | £20,703,891 |
| Janes Group UK Limited | 1 win | £17,500,000 |
| kpmg LLP | 1 win | £8,100,000 |
| THE COLLEGES' PARTNERSHIP LIMITED | 1 win | £7,238,140 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published11 Aug 2026, 14:41 BST | Last source update11 Aug 2026, 14:41 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationAerial forest-firefighting services, Helicopters, Piloted aircraft, Support helicopters | ||
Delivery area KE | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06e180 | ||
What is being bought
Links to the previous notices:
UK1 Notice: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067825-2025?
UK2 Notice original: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/077395-2025?
UK2 Notice updated: https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001224-2026
Due to a technical issue affecting notice linking, the related previous notices cannot be electronically linked to this notice. The relevant notices have therefore been referenced above for transparency and ease of access.
Procurement description:
(1) The Safe Operating Environment (SOE), provides a capability available during daylight hours, at the Authority’s priority, to conduct:
(a) Range Clearance: Planned capability available at a prearranged time and date outlined during regular liaison in order to assess training (trg) facilities and Training Area (TA) infrastructure for safety, intercept TA incursions, assist with natural disasters, and, or respond to emergency situations that may lead to a loss of life, trg or impact the Authority’s reputation. If necessary, the Authority will deploy a team to conduct ground command and control; RC platform may be re-tasked to assist. Additionally, a reactive, capability available during daylight hours when the Contractor is forward based, covering the Authority’s exercises.
(b) Aerial Fire Fighting (AFF): A capability, available during daylight hours, tasked at the Authority’s priority providing fire suppression or wetting from the air, of a general area to ensure a SPTT.
(c) General Aviation Support (GAS): Capability available through pre-arranged liaison and in accordance with the response state. This could include pax transfer, aviation recces, command and control platform, search, VIP movement and logistic/movement of materiel within the BATUK area of responsibility.
(d) The detailed aviation Safe Operating Environment.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £20,258,620
11 Aug 2026, 14:41 BST - Status changed to planned
11 Aug 2026, 14:41 BST - Official notice release published
11 Aug 2026, 14:41 BST - Buyer information updated
11 Aug 2026, 14:41 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplannedPublished value£20,258,620The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
11 Aug 2026, 14:41 BST - Procedure published
11 Aug 2026, 14:41 BST - Submission deadline
30 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Ministry of Defence
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 11 Aug 2026, 14:41 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |