Awarded contract

TIESE (Troop Insertion and Extraction System Equipment) Contract Extension

Details

Buyer: Defence Equipment and Support : Ministry of Defence
Supplier(s): IrvinGQ Limited
Value: £750,346.77
Duration: 1 year
Topic: Special-purpose aircraft
Published: 19 March 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Extension of a further twelve (12) months to the existing CHC/647 TIESE (Troop Insertion and Extraction System Equipment) contract. ## Contract award Title: CHC/647 TIESE (Troop Insertion and Extraction System Equipment)

Timeline

Completed: Award published19 March 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date19 March 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 March 2027in 5 months

About the buyer

Defence Equipment and Support is a central government executive agency that buys and supports equipment for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. Air, Land and Sea are DE&S's three capability areas, each running its own procurement. The Defence Suppliers Forum is the main channel for strategic industry engagement. Trade associations such as ADS, Make UK and techUK help route opportunities to businesses.

Over the past 5 years, most of Defence Equipment and Support's contract awards have been in repair and maintenance, security and defence equipment and transport equipment.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@defence-equipment-and-support-ministry-of-defence.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@defence-equipment-and-support-ministry-of-defence.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@defence-equipment-and-support-ministry-of-defence.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@defence-equipment-and-support-ministry-of-defence.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@defence-equipment-and-support-ministry-of-defence.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@defence-equipment-and-support-ministry-of-defence.gov