Notice Information
Notice Title
UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice
Notice Description
This notice is to alert the market that the Authority has a requirement for the provision of military airworthiness reviews. The 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 is seeking 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). To help shape the future requirement the Authority would welcome responses from suppliers with the capacity and capability to deliver this service.
Planning Information
Details of how to complete this RFI and the attachments can be found on the following link in DSP: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=59791 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.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050c64
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051452-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £10,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £10,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Aug 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 7 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 28 Jul 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 2 Feb 2026 - 1 Feb 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Garry Chubb
- Contact Email
- garry.chubb101@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NAPHILL
- Postcode
- HP14 4UE
- Post Town
- Hemel Hempstead
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ13 Buckinghamshire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Electoral Ward
- Ridgeway West
- Westminster Constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051452-2025
27th August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019377-2025
7th May 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019090-2025
6th May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018819-2025
2nd May 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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