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Provision of Salvaged Aircraft Hulls and Facilities

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

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03 Jul 2026 at 09:49

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
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27 Feb 2026 at 15:47

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence (MoD), a central government public authority located in Corsham, United Kingdom, has awarded a direct contract to ECUBE SOLUTIONS LIMITED for the provision of salvaged aircraft hulls and facilities. The procurement process, identified under the contract title "Provision of Salvaged Aircraft Hulls and Facilities," pertains to the defence and security sector. Following a direct award method due to technical reasons outlined under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023, the contract mainly focuses on providing suitable facilities for MoD-led real-life airplane tactical entry training. The contract, valued at £780,000 inclusive of VAT, commenced on 27 March 2026 and is set to run until 26 March 2029, with options for two 12-month extensions.

This contract presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in defence training and aeronautical facilities. ECUBE SOLUTIONS LIMITED, an SME based in Barry, United Kingdom, exemplifies the type of business ideally positioned to benefit from such contracts. Companies capable of delivering specialised and technically demanding services, especially those that can provide installation and maintenance of training facilities for defence purposes, will find similar opportunities particularly attractive. The direct award suggests a niche market with limited competition, where technical capability is a key differentiator.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Salvaged Aircraft Hulls and Facilities

Notice Description

A service that provides and installs salvaged aircraft hulls at a secure facility provided by the Contractor. The facility must be suitable for hosting MoD-led real life airplane tactical entry training sessions. These sessions are foreseen to be needed once or twice every six months.

Procurement Information

Cyber & Specialist Operations Command (CSOC), part of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a contract to eCube Solutions Ltd (eCube) for the provision of salvaged aircraft hulls and facilities to support specialist training. The contract will be for a term of 3 years (with the option to extend for up to two further periods of 12 months). The contract has an estimated value of PS780,000 (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 there is an absence of competition for technical reasons. MoD published a tender notice inviting suppliers to submit tenders (under Notice Identifier 2025/S 000-041978 and Procurement Identifier (OCID) ocds-h6vhtk-0503c5) but received no responses. The tender was terminated (by notice identifier: 2025/S 000-062187). Subsequently, MoD contacted the suppliers who had viewed the opportunity, and they confirmed that they were unable to deliver the requirement. Notwithstanding the fact that it did not submit a tender, eCube (a previous supplier of these services) has confirmed that it can deliver the requirement. It is therefore the only supplier with the technical capability to provide the required services, and there is no reasonable alternative.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-065eb4
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062664-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award 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

80 - Education and training services

CPV Codes

80520000 - Training facilities

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£623,333 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
3 Jul 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
27 Feb 20264 months ago
Contract Period
14 Jul 2026 - 10 May 2029 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
CORSHAM
Postcode
SN13 9NR
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK72 Wiltshire
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Wiltshire
Electoral Ward
Corsham Ladbrook
Westminster Constituency
Chippenham

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

ECUBE SOLUTIONS

Further Information

Notice Documents

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