Official UK procurement notice
RA1162 Support Contract May 25 to Aug 27
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionIn-service support of the Hawk MK 167 operations. The support shall take the form of BAE Systems support to the Authority with respect to Mk167 Qatar Hawk Aircraft operations under RA 1162 air safety governance framework and UK Basing Type Airworthiness Manager (TAM).
CPV: Aircraft operating services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1In-service support of the Hawk MK 167 operations (the Contract)Awarded
in-service support of the Hawk MK 167 operations (the Contract). The support shall take the form of BAE Systems support to the Authority with respect to Mk167 Qatar Hawk Aircraft operations under RA 1162 air safety governance framework and UK Basing Type Airworthiness Manager (TAM).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Feb 2025, 15:01 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Jun 2025, 11:30 BST
- Authority reference
714089453- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032214- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e530Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure; The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
In accordance with regulation 4 of The Defence and Security Public Contracts (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 2019/697) this procurement falls to be 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 the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011.
UK Royal Air Force (RAF) and BAE Systems Qualified Flying Instructors and Trainee pilots are flying in the Qatari owned Hawk MK 167 aircraft on the Joint Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF)/RAF Hawk Training Squadron currently operating at RAF Leeming. The UK MOD and QEAF have a critical dependency on the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the Hawk MK 167, BAE Systems, to certify the aircraft, to satisfy Military Aviation Authority direction.
This procedure is considered justified for technical reasons under regulation 16 (1)(a)(ii) of the DSPCR 2011. To certify the aircraft, there must be adequate evidence artefacts provided by the OEM and accepted by the MAA and Type Airworthiness Authority to support the airworthiness statements. BAE Systems are the OEM and only supplier with the required detailed technical understanding of the aircraft and technical documentation for the required evidence.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bae Systems (Operations) LimitedRA1162 Support Contract Mar 25- Mar 27Subcontracting: declared | £4,500,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Bae Systems (Operations) LimitedRA1162 Support Contract May 25- Mar 27 | £4,900,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
RA1162 Support Contract May 25- Mar 27 · Bae Systems (Operations) Limited
- Signed
- 1 May 2025
- Value
- £4,900,000
- Status
- active
RA1162 Support Contract Mar 25- Mar 27 · Bae Systems (Operations) Limited
- Signed
- 20 Feb 2025
- Value
- £4,500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Ministry of Defence - High WycombeReview body
- RAF Air CommercialReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- BAE Systems (Operations) LimitedAwarded supplier
- Bae Systems (Operations) LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.