Published date: 26 March 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 26 August 2024, 11:59pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Military defence services - 75221000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£114,300.37

Procurement reference

tender_420980/1462282

Published date

26 March 2025

Closing date

26 August 2024

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

30 June 2025

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Restricted procedure (above threshold)

A two-stage procedure, where the first stage is used to select suppliers, who are then invited to bid in the second stage.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The MoD customer has requested the installation and clearance of several additional capabilities onto the RAF Chinook HC Mk5 (Lot 4) platform to ensure equivalence with the Mk6 (Lot 5), thus enabling greater fleet flexibility and resilience for the UK Chinook fleet.
This will be achieved by:

Embodiment of Troop Insertion and Extraction System Equipment (TIESE)
Embodiment of the Interim Hoist Operator Panel (IHOP) to address a human-machine interface (MHI) weakness exposed in the utility of the Winch Operator Grip (WOG)

The above capabilities will be delivered by 3x modifications:

MOD 0605 Interim Hoist Operator Panel (IHOP)
MOD 0607 Ramp Edge Protector
MOD 0608 ERH Fender

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

CHC/663 - IHOP, Ramp Edge Protector and Fender

  • Opportunity
  • Published 17 July 2024

Attachments

Award information

Awarded date

5 March 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

30 June 2025

Total value of contract

£114,300.37

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

MEL Aviation Ltd

Address

Laurence Walter House, Addison Road, Chilton Ind. Estate, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 2YW

Reference

No reference - other

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Jacob Heatley

Address

Chinook Delivery Team, MOD Abbey Wood South, NH1 Yew 1A #1027
Bristol
BS34 8JH
England

Email

jacob.heatley101@mod.gov.uk