Official UK procurement notice
715933488 - In-Barracks Equipment Support (IBES) outputs for the Support Helicopter Force (SHF) and Commando Helicopter Force (CHF).
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThere is an enduring requirement for contracted labour and personnel support across aviation engineering, logistics information systems, airworthiness records, supply and enabling functions at RAF Odiham, RAF Benson and RNAS Yeovilton. The Authority are seeking a Contractor who shall provide suitably qualified and experienced personnel (SQEP) to supplement Service personnel and deliver the defined outputs where military capacity is constrained. This is an output-based personnel support requirement; it does not prescribe fixed posts or transfer the Authority’s responsibility for directing and assuring Defence outputs.
The requirement is informed by persistent Service workforce pressure across engineering, logistics and enabling functions. Workforce gap data may be used by the Authority to inform planning and prioritisation; however, such data is contextual only and shall not be interpreted as a fixed staffing requirement, guaranteed workload or commitment to any specific workforce construct.
The requirement supports the Authority’s need to generate, sustain and recover SUPPORT HELICOPTER FORCE (SHF) and COMMANDO HELICOPTER FORCE (CHF) capability in support of Defence-directed tasks, readiness commitments, force generation activity, contingency response and wider operational outputs. Delivery shall contribute to aircraft availability, maintenance throughput, logistics resilience, airworthiness assurance and safe operating outputs across the SHF and CHF enterprises.
The Contractor shall deliver support that enables the Authority to prioritise scarce engineering, logistics, supply and enabling resources against variable operational demand. Support shall remain responsive to flying programme requirements, maintenance activity, emergent tasking, readiness cycles, future capability transition and changes in workload across output groups, functions, locations and time.
The Authority does not guarantee a fixed volume of tasking. Activity assumptions, historic data and annexed output schedules are indicative and shall not be interpreted as guaranteed workload, fixed workforce demand or a prescriptive staffing schedule.
CPV: Engineering support services · Repair and maintenance services of helicopters · Support services for air transport
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedPipeline intelligence · planning stage: how this market runs before the tender is published
How Ministry of Defence buys Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment (CPV 5021), and who usually turns up
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1 bid57% / 80%
2–326% / 10%
4–617% / 10%
7+0% / 0%
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Below estimate60% / 34%
Within ±2%22% / 48%
Above estimate18% / 18%
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Lot #1CPV 5021Published estimate£37m
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1 bid80%
2–310%
4–610%
7+0%
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Morson Human Resources Limited (t/a Morson Talent)Earlier contract | Provision of In-Barrack Equipment Support (IBES) to CHFnotice published Jun 2022 | — | £4.5m | Matched as the earlier contract |
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About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
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Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Aug 2026, 16:35 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 10:07 BST
- Authority reference
715933488- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098792- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06eef1Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
28 Aug 2026 → 1 Jul 2027 · 5 dates- Planning notice published60 days ago28 Aug 2026, 16:35 BST
- Latest notice published8 days ago20 Oct 2026, 10:07 BST
- Market engagement39h ago26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice changes on 20/10/2026- A Q&A document has been added to the Opportunity Notice.
The changes to the notice are:
Engagement: RFI Published- Opportunity Notice : contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opport… ↗
The Authority is conducting Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to inform suppliers of an upcoming requirement and to gather information, ascertain levels of interest, gain insight into risks and issues, and inform the commercial and procurement strategies for the provision of services required to support In-Barracks Equipment Support (IBES) outputs for the Support Helicopter Force (SHF) and Commando Helicopter Force (CHF).
Interested suppliers are invited to participate in the following activities:
- Industry Briefing Day with potential tenderers
- Request for Information (RFI) Questionnaire (at a later date)
How to Participate
Industry Briefing Day
- Date/Time: 10:00 (GMT) on 7 October 2026
- Location: Virtual event via Microsoft Teams
Potential bidders interested in participating must notify the MOD point of contact, Gina Overton, at army-comrcl-complex-proc-mailbox@mod.gov.uk by 17:00 (GMT) on 5 October 2026.
Please include the following details in your registration email:
o Company name
o Names, positions, and email addresses of attendees
- Presentation Materials: Slides from the Industry Briefing Day will be uploaded to the Defence Sourcing Portal following the event.
The Authority intends to issue a written Request for Information (RFI) following the PME event. The RFI will provide suppliers with a structured opportunity to respond to the Authority’s questions and comment on the proposed requirement.
Suppliers should use the event to develop their understanding of the opportunity and identify matters relevant to their written response. The RFI will set out the questions, response arrangements, and submission deadline. The Authority currently intends to allow approximately one week for responses, with the final response period to be confirmed when the RFI is issued.
This is an excellent opportunity for suppliers to engage with the Authority, gain a better understanding of the requirements, and provide valuable input to help shape the procurement process.
We look forward to your participation.
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Tender notice expectedin 34 days1 Dec 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 245 days1 Jul 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
6 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Aug 2026- Pipeline notice published28 Aug 2026, 16:35 BSTUK1
- Pipeline notice published28 Aug 2026, 16:49 BSTUK1
- Preliminary market engagement notice published11 Sept 2026, 12:25 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Oct 2026, 15:17 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published14 Oct 2026, 15:19 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Oct 2026, 10:07 BSTUK2
Published amendments (3)
The changes to the notice are: Engagement: RFI Published- Opportunity Notice : https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61576
The changes to the notice are: Engagement: RFI Published- Opportunity Notice : https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61576
UPDATE 20/10/2026- The Opportunity notice has been updated to include a Question & answer document for the RFI. The changes to the notice are: Engagement: RFI Published- Opportunity Notice : https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61576
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2026-09: 1 release · 11 Sept 2026
- 2026-08: 2 releases · 28 Aug 2026, 28 Aug 2026
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
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender