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MDP Enabling Works 1 - Cable identification and heating pipes

The Royal Air Force Museum

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08 Oct 2026 at 14:13

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Air Force Museum commissioned enabling works to identify, expose, trace and remove redundant underground services in the Hangar 1 compound. The work covers excavation and duct clearance, pipework and cable removal, exposing and capping a gas main, and reinstating the ground. This is excavation and earthmoving work, rather than a supply-only contract. Delivery locations are recorded across England, with the specific work described as being within the Hangar 1 compound. The buyer is the Royal Air Force Museum.

The procurement is complete and the contract was awarded to McPhillips (Wellington) Limited. The below-threshold process used limited competition. The contract was signed on 27 July 2026, with a recorded period from 17 August to 31 October 2026 and a maximum extent date of 31 December 2026. Its value is £32,150 excluding VAT, or £38,580 including VAT. The contract is active. It can be extended if additional utilities or contaminants are identified during the work; the same discoveries may trigger additional purchases under the stated options. The recorded lot is complete. The available data does not state the evaluation criteria.

For comparable work at the Royal Air Force Museum, a credible supplier would need to manage investigative groundworks around existing underground services, safely expose and trace utilities, clear ducts, remove redundant pipework and cables, and expose and cap gas mains. The scope also calls for reinstatement after excavation, so capability must cover the works through to making the ground good, rather than investigation alone. The successful supplier was an SME, showing that this contained, below-threshold package was delivered by a smaller contractor. Suppliers should be able to respond to changes in scope if previously unidentified utilities or contaminants emerge during excavation, including the capacity to carry out associated additional works. The procurement used limited competition; the recorded outcome provides a reference point for the buyer’s route and the practical capabilities it required.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

MDP Enabling Works 1 - Cable identification and heating pipes

Notice Description

Investigation and enabling works to identify, expose, trace and remove redundant underground services within the Hangar 1 compound, including excavation, duct clearance, pipework and cable removal, gas main exposure and capping, and ground reinstatement.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0783d8
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/095248-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45112000 - Excavating and earthmoving work

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£32,150 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
17 Aug 2026 - 31 Oct 2026 1-6 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
The Royal Air Force Museum
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
NW9 5LL
Postcode Area
North West London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI71 Barnet
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Barnet
Electoral Ward
Colindale North
Westminster Constituency
Hendon

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

McPhillips (Wellington) Ltd

Further Information

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