Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Post Design Services (PDS) for BBMF Dakota
Notice Description
This tender is being launched for the provision of a Coordinating Design Organisation (CDO) and Post Design Services (PDS) in respect of the BBMF Dakota aircraft covering the following: basic airframe aircraft hydraulic and pneumatic systems undercarriage system (including braking) engine control systems, engine oil system aircraft electrical system (including avionics).
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: 2 x 12 month options to extend plus options to add additional in-scope work
Renewal: 2 x 12 month options to extend
Planning Information
Through this Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN), the Ministry of Defence seeks expressions of interest from suitably qualified suppliers. Any interested supplier with the experience, capability and capacity to deliver this service are asked to register their interest by contacting the buyer at the details provided in this notice. In your expression of interest, please indicate your preferred duration of any potential future contract. This PMEN has been published for the purposes of Market Sounding and to assist in the determination of the procurement strategy. No formal procurement has been launched. This is not a commitment by the UK Ministry of Defence to place a contract or launch a tender in the future.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-051bac
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054130-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
50211100 - Aircraft maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £830,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £830,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,200,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Jun 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 31 Dec 20267 months to go
- Award Date
- 16 Mar 20263 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8JH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- TLF3 Lincolnshire
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/054130-2026
9th June 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023319-2026
16th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002663-2026
13th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058127-2025
19th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/058106-2025
19th September 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/024185-2025
21st May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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