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.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- RFD Beaufort Ltd
- Value
- £173,333,333.33
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Vehicles & transport equipment · Aircraft equipment (CPV 34741000)
- Official notice
- 018332-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Sep 2025
- Published2 Mar 2026Published 153 days after the contract date
Description
The Provision of Spares, Repairs, Maintenance and Technical Support for Various In-Service MOD Safety Equipment –for Aircrew Escape & Survivability Ensemble (AESE)
About the supplier
RFD Beaufort Ltd: every public contract they have won.