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
- Rolls-Royce PLC
- Value
- £21,629,552.73
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold)
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Aircraft-engine repair services (CPV 50211212)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date29 Sep 2026
- Published27 Oct 2026Published 28 days after the contract date
Description
714141450 NESC3 A400M National Engines Contract 3 Redacted Contract documents Additional information: Redacted contract documents attached
About the supplier
Rolls-Royce PLC: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 01003142).