Opportunity overview
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a Contract for a period of 91 months commencing from 23 March 2026, for the procurement of 23 New Medium Helicopters (NMH) to replace existing rotorcraft systems for Army and Strategic Commands.
Awarded to
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Leonardo UK Ltd
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- Contract value
- £989.5m
- Awarded
- Not supplied
- Contract signed
- 23 Mar 2026
- Award ID
- 032735-2026-702091450-1
- Status
- active
- Location
- Yeovil, UK, BA20 2YB, United Kingdom
Classification
- CPV34711500 — Helicopters
- CPV34710000 — Helicopters, aeroplanes, spacecraft and other powered aircraft
- CPV34711000 — Helicopters and aeroplanes
- CPV34741400 — Flight simulators
- CPV35612100 — Combat helicopters
- CPV35612400 — Military transport helicopters
- CPV50212000 — Repair and maintenance services of helicopters
Lots
- The scope of the Contract includes the provision of training capabilities and a maintenance/spares package as well as design organisation scope. The high-level requirement for the Contract consists of: i. 23 platforms. ii. Design Organisation integration services for Government Furnished Assets (GFA) and Mission Role Equipment (MRE). iii. 2 x aircrew and rear crew Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTD) at the UK Main Operating Base (MOB). iv. Training courses for Qualified Helicopter Instructors (QHIs), aircrew and groundcrew maintainers. v. Courseware material for enduring aircrew and maintainer training. vi. Initial In-Service Support Package, which includes: • Initial Provisioning Spares. • Deployed Support Packages (DSPs). • Ground Support Equipment and Specialist Tooling. • Technical Publications and Aircrew Publications. • Logistics (Spares) Management. • Forward and Depth Maintenance. • Design Organisation (DO) modifications and technical support. NMH will provide a common medium lift multi-role helicopter, fitted for, but not with, specialist Mission Role Equipment (MRE) and will be able to operate in all environments in support of defence tasks. Additional information: The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy.Value not stated