Notice Information
Notice Title
715870474 OSDEP LM UK5 - Transparency Notice
Notice Description
Out of Service Date Extension Programme DEMONSTRATION AND MANUFACTURE LM
Planning Information
DIRECT AWARD AND WORKSHOPS WITH SUPPLIER
Procurement Information
Assessment Phase activity included a review of whether the OSDEP requirement could be delivered through competition or required a single source approach. This concluded that Lockheed Martin UK Ltd (LM) hold the exclusive technical know-how, engineering expertise and manufacturing capability necessary to deliver the required modifications. LM are the recognised Design Authority for the Merlin Mk2 platform and is responsible for certification and continued airworthiness. Delivery of the requirement necessitates integration within existing platform architectures and safety-critical systems, continuity of Design Authority and certification activity, and access to platform-specific engineering capability, tooling and expertise. Any attempt to introduce an alternative supplier would require replication or transfer of Design Authority capability and associated certification frameworks. This would result in disproportionate cost, delay, and unacceptable technical and safety risk. The Authority therefore considers that the absence of competition arises from technical and certification constraints rather than reliance on exclusive rights, and that no reasonable alternatives or substitutes exist.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06b513
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056267-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK5 - Transparency Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
35612400 - Military transport helicopters
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £512,560,000 £100M-£1B
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £512,560,000 £100M-£1B
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jun 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 17 Jun 2026Expired
- Award Date
- 15 Jun 20261 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 May 2027 - 31 Mar 2035 Over 5 years
- 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
- 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
- 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/056267-2026
15th June 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056237-2026
15th June 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056226-2026
15th June 2026 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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