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title: "Provision of Salvaged Aircraft Hulls and Facilities"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-065eb4"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE"
published: "2026-07-03"
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# Provision of Salvaged Aircraft Hulls and Facilities

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-065eb4

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062664-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 3 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 27 Feb 2026 |
| Contract period | 14 Jul 2026 - 10 May 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £623,333 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | CORSHAM |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN13 9NR |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Electoral ward | Corsham Ladbrook |
| Westminster constituency | Chippenham |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ECUBE SOLUTIONS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 80 - Education and training services

### Codes

- 80520000 - Training facilities

## Release History

- 3 Jul 2026 at 09:49 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062664-2026
- 27 Feb 2026 at 15:47 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018082-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062664-2026
  3rd July 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018082-2026
  27th February 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.contracts.mod.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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