Contract award · 23 Mar 2026

Provision of New Medium Helicopter and Support Contract

Ministry of Defence awarded “Provision of New Medium Helicopter and Support Contract” to Leonardo UK Ltd for £989m on 23 Mar 2026.

Vehicles & transport equipmentSouth West

Value £989m
WinnerLeonardo UK Ltd

Competition with a shortlist

Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Buyer
Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Value
£989,469,800
Procedure
Competitive procedure with negotiation
Sector
Vehicles & transport equipment · Helicopters, aeroplanes, spacecraft and other powered aircraft (CPV 34710000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date23 Mar 2026
  2. Published10 Apr 2026Published 18 days after the contract date

Description

The scope of the Contract includes the provision of training capabilities and a maintenance/spares package as well as design organisation scope. The high-level requirement for the Contract consists of: i. 23 platforms. ii. Design Organisation integration services for Government Furnished Assets (GFA) and Mission Role Equipment (MRE). iii. 2 x aircrew and rear crew Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTD) at the UK Main Operating Base (MOB). iv. Training courses for Qualified Helicopter Instructors (QHIs), aircrew and groundcrew maintainers. v. Courseware material for enduring aircrew and maintainer training. vi. Initial In-Service Support Package, which includes: • Initial Provisioning Spares. • Deployed Support Packages (DSPs). • Ground Support Equipment and Specialist Tooling. • Technical Publications and Aircrew Publications. • Logistics (Spares) Management. • Forward and Depth Maintenance. • Design Organisation (DO) modifications and technical support. NMH will provide a common m…

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