Planning

Aircraft Commodity Consumables

  • Defence Equipment and Support

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-007556

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04e8b9

Published 28 February 2025, 3:27pm



Scope

Reference

714111455

Description

The Commodities Delivery Team have a requirement to deliver commercial common spare parts direct to aircraft at military locations within the United Kingdom. The initial scope of Aircraft Commodity Consumables (ACC) will comprise of approximately 13,000 consumable aircraft spares with unique NATO Stock Numbers (NSNs) identified in Appendix 1 to this RFI. A contract mechanism shall be implemented to permit scope expansion, up to a maximum of ~15,000 NSNs. ACC spares will require the following services:

a. Project and Obsolescence Management Service

b. Spares Modelling Service

c. Provision & delivery of Spares to Logistics, Commodities and Services Depot

d. Ad hoc provision & delivery of spares direct to Front Line Commands

e. Ad hoc Provision of Services and Support

It is anticipated that a prime contractor solution will be the most viable option for the delivery of ACC, which could incorporate use of a lotting strategy and/or utilisation of a framework agreement for example. The expected contract duration will be 3 years with up to 4 x 1 year additional option periods. The information requested in the RFI is to inform the current procurement strategy. There is no obligation for the MoD to continue with the requirement following the outcome of this preliminary market engagement and any resulting procurement will be competed.

Total value (estimated)

  • £63,882,850.83 excluding VAT
  • £76,659,421 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 April 2026 to 30 March 2029
  • Possible extension to 31 March 2033
  • 7 years

Main procurement category

Goods

CPV classifications

  • 34731000 - Parts for aircraft

Engagement

Engagement deadline

11 April 2025

Engagement process description

Request for Information question set, see opportnity listing: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=59593


Contracting authority

Defence Equipment and Support

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVRL-5831-GLMM

MOD Abbey Wood

Bristol

BS34 8JH

United Kingdom

Region: UKK12 - Bath and North East Somerset, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire

Organisation type: Public authority - central government