Planning

715735468-RFI UK2

  • Defence Equipment and Support

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

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-083901

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05f801

Published 17 December 2025, 2:21pm



Scope

Reference

715735468

Description

Support Capabilities & Commodities (SCC) is responsible for delivering a wide range of key equipment and services to the frontline, including ongoing overseas operations. SCC currently undertakes the following support activities:

- Procurement

- Repairs & Maintenance

- Safety Management

- Obsolescence Management

- Inventory Management

- Technical and Engineering Services to a raft of Ground Support Equipment (GSE), ancillary ground support equipment and facilities, mechanical (including vehicles) and avionics equipment on all existing aircraft platforms and airfield vehicles.

SCC is looking to challenge the existing way it provides its current support to the frontline commands and therefore seeks to engage with industry to determine the best approach to deliver new innovative support to the SCC capabilities. SCC is intending to achieve this objective through a three-phased approach.

The three phases are: Listen and Gather Information, Learn and Evolve and Execute Procurement Events.

Further information and details of how to respond to this Request for Information (RFI) can be found in the Opporunity Listing at the following link: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60609

Total value (estimated)

  • £500,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £600,000,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 June 2027 to 31 May 2037
  • Possible extension to 31 May 2042
  • 15 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 34144730 - Aircraft-refuelling vehicles
  • 34144740 - Aircraft-towing vehicles
  • 63110000 - Cargo handling services
  • 24951310 - De-icing agents
  • 34921200 - Runway sweepers
  • 24100000 - Gases

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Engagement

Engagement deadline

30 January 2026

Engagement process description

Please see the RFI attachment in the Opportunity Listing for detials on how to engage with the process: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=60609


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


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