Planning

The Provision of Military Airworthiness Reviews

  • Ministry of Defence

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-018819

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-050c64 (view related notices)

Published 2 May 2025, 2:43pm

Last edited 6 May 2025, 1:20pm

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Scope

Reference

712323457 PA23

Description

The Royal Air Force Authority is regulated to conduct Baseline Military Airworthiness Reviews (AR) and annual Military AR Certification on all its aircraft. Air Worthiness reviews validate that the airworthiness of the aircraft has been appropriately managed since its last AR and that the maintenance records produced accurately reflect the physical condition of the aircraft. The importance of independence within the AR processes is essential in maintaining the integrity of the AR process and in providing a documented body of evidence for the accountable Duty Holder to decide on the airworthiness of an aircraft.

The Authority is seeking an Independent supplier to deliver the output ARs required by the Military Aviation Authority (MAA), The Regulator, in accordance with higher level MAA Regulatory Publications (MRP), MAA Part M Sub Part I Regulatory Articles, Royal Air Force Engineering Policy requirements detailed in AP100B-01, Order 1.14. The approved platform Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO) instructions and relevant local orders and procedures published and authorised by the Military Continuing Airworthiness Manager (Mil CAM) e.g. Aviation Engineering Standing Orders (AESOs), Aviation Engineering Routine Orders (AEROs). To help shape the future requirement the Authority would welcome responses from suppliers with the capacity and capability to deliver this service.

Total value (estimated)

  • £10,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £12,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 2 February 2026 to 1 February 2031
  • 5 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

23 May 2025

Engagement process description

Further instructions are included in the uploaded document - 20250429_712323457 MIL_AR_RFI.

For information purposes a draft Statement of Requirement (SOR) -

712323457 Draft Statement of Requirement for MIL_ARs_AL10 has also been uploaded.

The closing date and time for resposne to the RFI is 23 May 2025 at 17:30hrs.


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

28 July 2025


Contracting authority

Ministry of Defence

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

RAF High Wycombe

Naphill

HP14 4UE

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ13 - Buckinghamshire CC

Organisation type: Public authority - central government