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Airfield Clearance, Sweeping and De-Icing Vehicles

Defence Equipment and Support

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Implementation

25 Aug 2026 at 16:16

Award Notice
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08 Apr 2026 at 15:23

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
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08 Apr 2026 at 12:02

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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18 Feb 2026 at 12:43

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Defence Equipment and Support, part of the Ministry of Defence, procured in-service support for airfield clearance and de-icing vehicles used to maintain UK airfields. The requirement covers repairs, maintenance and spare-parts procurement for Airfield Surface Sweeping Vehicles, Airfield Snow Clearance Vehicles and Liquid Airfield De-Icer Sprayers, including associated de-icing trailers. It combines requirements previously covered by three separate contracts into one service. This is a specialist vehicle maintenance and fleet-support opportunity rather than a purchase of new vehicles. The work is delivered across the United Kingdom. Suppliers relevant to this requirement are those able to support operational airfield equipment, maintain specialist fleets and source the parts needed to keep sweeping, snow-clearance and de-icing assets in service.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct award to Aebi Schmidt UK Ltd on 8 April 2026. The contract was signed on 27 March 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027, with one optional 12-month extension to 31 March 2028. Its value is £1,910,414.63 excluding VAT, or £2,292,497.56 including VAT. There is one lot. The direct award was justified under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 on single-supplier technical grounds: Aebi Schmidt is the original equipment manufacturer and has supported the vehicles since 2007. The authority stated that only the manufacturer had the required technical understanding and access to specialist parts within the required timeframe. Evaluation was therefore not a competitive tender.

This award identifies a continuing requirement for specialist support of a government airfield vehicle fleet, including planned and reactive repairs, maintenance and spare-parts supply. A credible future competitor would need strong original-equipment or equivalent technical knowledge of surface-sweeping, snow-clearance and liquid de-icing equipment, together with reliable access to specialist parts and the capacity to support assets used in operational airfield maintenance. The contract’s performance measures show the service standard expected: at least 95% availability across the sweeping-vehicle fleet, at least 97.99% for snow-clearance vehicles and 95% for de-icing trailers. The initial performance period achieved 95.17%, 98.14% and 99.11% respectively, indicating that demonstrable fleet availability, responsive maintenance and measurable service control are important competitive evidence.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Airfield Clearance, Sweeping and De-Icing Vehicles

Notice Description

The extant Airfield Clearance contracts were placed over three seperate contracts which expired on 31 March 2026. The three contracts were competitively let, and the Authority has now combined the three contracts into one as part of this extension. The contract ihas been extended to avoid a capability gap whilst the Authority runs a competition. The 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 reference was 715559472 replaced by 715843480.

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/080983-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

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
£1,910,414 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,910,414 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Aug 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
18 Feb 20266 months ago
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
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
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BRISTOL
Postcode
BS34 8JH
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Aebi Schmidt UK Ltd

Further Information

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