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| Source: | Find a Tender Service (FTS) |
| Notice Type: | Award notice |
| Buyer: | Defence Equipment and Support |
| Main Category: | — |
| Procurement Method: | Direct award |
| Method Rationale: | Assessment Phase activity included a review of whether the OSDEP requirement could be delivered through competition or required a single source approach. This concluded that Lockheed Martin UK Ltd (LM) hold the exclusive technical know-how, engineering expertise and manufacturing capability necessary to deliver the required modifications. LM are the recognised Design Authority for the Merlin Mk2 platform and is responsible for certification and continued airworthiness. Delivery of the requirement necessitates integration within existing platform architectures and safety-critical systems, continuity of Design Authority and certification activity, and access to platform-specific engineering capability, tooling and expertise. Any attempt to introduce an alternative supplier would require replication or transfer of Design Authority capability and associated certification frameworks. This would result in disproportionate cost, delay, and unacceptable technical and safety risk. The Authority therefore considers that the absence of competition arises from technical and certification constraints rather than reliance on exclusive rights, and that no reasonable alternatives or substitutes exist. |
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All 3 notices for this procurement, oldest first.
OSDEP LM UK1 - Pipeline Notice
OSDEP LM UK1 - Pipeline Notice
715870474 OSDEP LM UK5 - Transparency Notice
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| Award value: | £512,560,000 |
| Award status: | Pending |
Out of Service Date Extension Programme DEMONSTRATION AND MANUFACTURE LM
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| Estimated Value (ex. VAT): | Not specified |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2026 |
| Application Deadline: | — |
| Contract Start Date: | 31 May 2027 |
| Contract End Date: | 31 March 2035 |
| Contract Duration: | 7.9 years |
| Procurement ID (OCID): | ocds-h6vhtk-06b513 |
| Notice Reference: | 056267-2026 |