Who Won It

Contract award · 19 Mar 2026

713894450: 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 £30.5m. Awarded without open competition.

No competitionPublic administration & defence servicesEast of England

BuyerMinistry of Defence
Value £30.5m
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
£30,500,000
Procedure
Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
Sector
Public administration & defence services · Defence services (CPV 75220000)
Region
East of England
Official notice
037724-2026 on Find a Tender
Timeline
  1. Contract date19 Mar 2026
  2. Published24 Apr 2026Published 36 days after the contract date

Description

Provision of Parachute Packing and Maintenance in 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
6 Feb 2025
IrvinGQ Limited SME £26m

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