Notice Information
Notice Title
Merlin Out Of Service Date Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2
Notice Description
Contract to undertake Assessment phase 2 of the OSDEP Programme post Assessment Phase 1
Lot Information
Lot 1
Merlin Out Of Service Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2 is to support the Merlin Mk2 through to an extended out of service date of 2024 to develop solutions in order to contract a D&M Contract.
Procurement Information
The Secretary of State for Defence has entered into a Qualifying Defence Contract with Lockhead Martin UK Ltd to undertake a full review of and validation of the obsolescence issues anticipated to arise in with the airframes and equipment together with the associated training aids in the 2030+ timescale in order to extend the Out of Service date of the Merlin Mk2 aircraft out to 2040. In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) because Lockhead Martin have the specific know-how, tools and equipment and access to the technical drawings, publications and manufacturing data pertaining to the relevant Merlin aircraft to fulfil all the contractual requirements.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05537e
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035108-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50212000 - Repair and maintenance services of helicopters
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £11,367,641 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Jun 20258 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- rebecca.pickford792@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- YEOVIL
- Postcode
- BA20 2YB
- Post Town
- Bath
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK62 Somerset
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Yeovil South
- Westminster Constituency
- Yeovil
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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