Contract award · 10 Jun 2025

Merlin Out Of Service Date Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2

Ministry of Defence awarded “Merlin Out Of Service Date Extension Programme…” to Lockheed Martin UK for £11.4m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionRepair & maintenanceSouth West

Value £11.4m

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.

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Key facts

Buyer
Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£11,367,641
Procedure
Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
Sector
Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services of helicopters (CPV 50212000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date10 Jun 2025
  2. Published8 Jul 2025Published 28 days after the contract date

Description

Merlin Out Of Service Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2 is to support the Merlin Mk2 through to an extended out of service date of 2024 to develop solutions in order to contract a D&M Contract.

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