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
- IrvinGQ Limited SME
- Value
- £24,000,000
- Procedure
- Competitive quotation (below threshold)
- Sector
- Security, fire & defence equipment · Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (CPV 35000000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Mar 2025
- Published10 Sep 2025Published 163 days after the contract date
Description
The UK Armed Forces require the ability to airdrop a range of rigid hulled boats with tailgating parachutists into maritime environments, by day or night, worldwide from the Atlas C Mk1 aircraft (A400M). Requirements also include (but are not limited to) spares provisioning, level 4 contractor repairs, Design Organisation (DO) and/or Coordinating Design Organisation (CDO) responsibilities, technical documentation management, and Post Design Services (PDS). Additional information: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/11da91b3-8901-4120-86f8-fa7816d583d6
About the supplier
IrvinGQ Limited: every public contract they have won.