Who Won It

Contract award · 6 Feb 2025

Provision of Parachute Packing and Maintenance in the UK

Ministry of Defence awarded “Provision of Parachute Packing and Maintenance in the UK” to IrvinGQ Limited for £26m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionPublic administration & defence servicesSouth West

BuyerMinistry of Defence
Value £26m
WinnerIrvinGQ Limited SME

Awarded without open competition

Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.

What “without competition” means

Buyer
Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Supplier
IrvinGQ Limited SME
Value
£26,000,000
Procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sector
Public administration & defence services · Military defence services (CPV 75221000)
Region
South West
Official notice
004095-2025 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date6 Feb 2025
  2. Published7 Feb 2025Published 1 day after the contract date

Description

The Provision of Parachute Packing and Maintenance in the UK Contract will provide essential UK Armed Forces parachute equipment packing services within the UK.

About the supplier

Other awards in the same procurement

Call-offs and awards published under the same process (for example a framework or dynamic purchasing system).

Date Contract Supplier Value
19 Mar 2026
IrvinGQ Limited SME £30.5m

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