Closed tender

IN-BARRACKS EQUIPMENT SUPPORT (IBES) FOR SUPPORT HELICOPTER FORCE (SHF) AND COMMANDO HELICOPTER FORCE (CHF)

Details

Published
15 October 2026
Submission
26 October 2026

Tender description

Following the Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) briefing conducted via MS Teams on 07 October 2026, the Authority intends to undertake further PME activity to gather additional market information, assess the level of supplier interest, identify any risks and issues not previously considered, support the development of the Statement of Requirement (SOR) and associated contractual schedules, and inform both the commercial and procurement strategies. This engagement will help promote effective competition and maximise value for money from the Defence budget. Please find attached the following documents: 20261014-715933488-IBES_RFI-O Annex A: Request for Information (RFI) Questions Annex B: Draft Statement of Requirement Annex C: Draft LoCL Risk Register (provided as a separate attachment) Please refer to 20261014-715933488-IBES_RFI-OS for further instructions and key timelines. The materials presented during the PME briefing on 07 October 2026 are also attached: 20260901-FINAL_715933488_IBES_PME_Slidepack 20260910-IBES_PME_Executive_Summary-O https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/toolkit/noticeFts/info/1609613/view.si#fh

Timeline

  1. Completed: Tender published15 October 2026
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Submission date26 October 2026

About the buyer

The Ministry of Defence is a ministerial department that runs its acquisition and procurement activity through a dedicated commercial function, led by the Director Commercial. Defence Equipment & Support buys, supports and supplies equipment such as jets, warships and armoured vehicles for the armed forces. Many purchasing agreements sit on the MOD Framework Library, its central list of framework routes to market.

Over the past 5 years, most of the Ministry of Defence's contract awards have been in IT services, architectural and engineering services and repair and maintenance.

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