714911454 - MSS/151 - Helicopter Refuelling, HIFR, and Aviation Refuelling

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

GoodsAbove thresholdDefence & securitySME suitable

Sectors: Industrial machinery (42)Repair & Maintenance (50)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: UK

Planned pipeline value£20,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected 20 May 2025from the planned procurement notice

Contract term 7 yrsends 30 Oct 2032 · up to 30 Oct 2035 with extensions · starts 31 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, are considering options to secure the provision of spares and in-service support for helicopter in-flight refuelling and fixed wing aviation fuelling equipment as fitted aboard Royal Navy vessels.

Please note: The information in this UK1 Pipeline Notice is purely for information, and no further details are available at this stage. Further details will be provided in a future notice if the opportunity progresses.

CPV: Engineering support services · Fuel pumps · Helicopter refuelling package · Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Mechanical engineering services · Parts of fuel pumps · Repair and maintenance services of warships

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 7 yrsSME

Contract period: 31 Oct 2025 – 30 Oct 2032 (7 yrs) · up to 30 Oct 2035 with extensions

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

42122120 Helicopter refuelling package 42122180 Fuel pumps 42124211 Parts of fuel pumps 50640000 Repair and maintenance services of warships 71333000 Mechanical engineering services 71334000 Mechanical and electrical engineering services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Defence & security
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 20 May 2025, 15:26 BST
Last source update: 20 May 2025, 15:26 BST
Authority reference: MSS/151
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-023363
Latest notice: Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV): Engineering support servicesFuel pumpsHelicopter refuelling packageMechanical and electrical engineering servicesMechanical engineering servicesParts of fuel pumpsRepair and maintenance services of warships
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-051921 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

20 May 2025 → 31 Oct 2025 · 3 dates

Planning notice published
20 May 2025, 15:26 BST
Tender notice expected
20 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts363 days ago
31 Oct 2025

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Pipeline notice published
20 May 2025, 15:26 BST
UK1

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM MOD Abbey Wood #3324, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender20 May 2025, 15:26 BST