Who Won It

Contract award · 26 May 2023

Typhoon Engine Support Solution (TESS)

Ministry of Defence awarded “Typhoon Engine Support Solution (TESS)” to Rolls-Royce PLC for £500m on 26 May 2023. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionRepair & maintenanceSouth West

BuyerMinistry of Defence
Value £500m
WinnerRolls-Royce PLC

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
Rolls-Royce PLC
Value
£500,000,000
Procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sector
Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services of aircraft engines (CPV 50211210)
Region
South West
Official notice
016429-2023 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date26 May 2023
  2. Published9 Jun 2023Published 14 days after the contract date

Description

Repair services & maintenance of the EJ200 Typhoon engines

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
23 Apr 2025
Rolls-Royce PLC £563m

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