Official UK procurement notice
FSTA/00009/VOSE - Voyager Operating System Evolution (VOSE)
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionFSTA/00009/VOSE - Voyager Operating System Evolution (VOSE)
CPV: Aircraft refuelling services · Repair and maintenance services of aircraft · Repair and maintenance services of military aircrafts, missiles and spacecrafts · Tanker aircrafts
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Single Source Procurement for the Design, Development, Certification, Qualification,…
Single Source Procurement for the Design, Development, Certification, Qualification, Embodiment and Through-Life Support of the Voyager Operating System Evolution from AirTanker Ltd for the Voyager fleet
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Lowest price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- 24 Jun 2025, 17:08 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Jun 2025, 17:08 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034853- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0552e0Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
Voluntary Transparency Notice (VTN) Voyager FSTA Military Obsolescence
The Voyager Delivery Team (VDT), part of the UK Ministry of Defence, intends to amend Contract FSTA/00009 (Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft Concession Contract) with AirTanker Ltd. The Contract Amendment(s) will enable the design, development, procurement, certification, embodiment and through-life support of the Voyager Operating System Evolution (VOSE) on the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA). This in turn will resolve the Military Mission System obsolescence by embodying the Multifunction Information Distribution System and the Joint Tactical Radio System (MIDS/JTRS).
In accordance with Regulation 4 of the Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement is regulated under the provisions of the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 as amended (in particular by SI 2019/697 and SI 2020/1450).
It is considered that this Contract Amendment may be made pursuant to the Negotiated Procedure without Prior Publication of a Contract Notice pursuant to Regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011, for technical reasons.
It is a regulatory requirement that any Contractor selected to execute VOSE and embody the MIDS/JTRS on the FSTA must be an FSTA/Multi Role Transport Tanker (MRTT) Manufacturer Approved Organization Scheme (MAOS) organisation. The Contractor would also need to be approved by Airbus SAS (the Aircraft OEM), Airbus DS (the Aircraft Design Authority) and AirTanker Ltd (the owner of the Aircraft) to perform the upgrade. AirTanker Ltd UK is the only Contractor who meets these criteria because of the specific know-how and licensing it holds.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| AirTanker LtdThe Concession Contract - VOSE AmendmentSubcontracting: Design, development certification and qualification | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The Concession Contract - VOSE Amendment · AirTanker Ltd
- Signed
- 24 Jun 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | £170,000,000 – £170,000,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- AirTanker LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.