Notice Information
Notice Title
Airfield Clearance, Sweeping and De-Icing Vehicles
Notice Description
The current Airfield Clearance contracts were placed over three seperate contracts which are due to expire on 31 March 2026. The three contracts were competitively let, and the Authority will combine the three contracts into one as part of this extension. The contract is going to be extended to avoid a capability gap whilst the Authority runs a competition. The current contracts cover the in-service support of Airfield Surface Sweeping Vehicles, Snow Clearance Vehicles and Liquid Airfield De-Icier Sprayers. The support includes repairs, maintenance and spares procurement.
Procurement Information
The Support Capabilities and Commodities Team within Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), part of the Ministry of Defence, intends to award a contract to AEBI Schmidt UK Limited (AEBI Schmidt) for the provision of spare parts and the continued repair and maintenance of Airfield Surface Sweeping Vehicles, Snow Clearance Vehicles and Liquid Airfield De-Icier Sprayers (the Vehicles) which are used to maintain airfields. The contract will be for a term of 1 year with the option to extend for a further year, and has an estimated value of PS2.5 million (PS3 million inclusive of VAT). It is considered that this contract can be awarded under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 (single supplier - technical reasons) applies. This is because AEBI Schmidt is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the existing Vehicles and has supported them since they were introduced into service in 2007. Only the OEM has the necessary technical understanding of the Vehicles and access to the specialist parts needed to satisfy the requirement within the required timeframe. There are no reasonable alternatives.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065705
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014743-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £2,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 18 Feb 20264 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 18 Feb 20264 days ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- karl.maas557@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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
- Not specified
-
- 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/014743-2026
18th February 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
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