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Merlin Out Of Service Date Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2

Ministry of Defence · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 05:04.

Opportunity overview

Merlin Out Of Service Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2 is to support the Merlin Mk4/4a through to an extended out of service date of 2024 to develop solutions in order to contract a D&M Contract.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Leonardo UK Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£14.6m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
1 Jun 2025
Award ID
035099-2025-711761450-1
Status
active
Location
Yeovil, UK, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV50212000 — Repair and maintenance services of helicopters

Lots

  • Merlin Out Of Service Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2 is to support the Merlin Mk4/4a through to an extended out of service date of 2024 to develop solutions in order to contract a D&M Contract.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-055379
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
The Secretary of State for Defence has entered into a Qualifying Defence Contract with Leonardo Helicopters to undertake a full review of and validation of the obsolescence issues anticipated to arise in with the airframes and equipment together with the associated training aids in the 2030+ timescale in order to extend the Out of Service date of the Merlin Mk2 and Mk4/4a aircraft out to 2040. 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). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (in accordance with the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 16(1)(a)(ii) because Leonardo Helicopters have the specific know-how, tools and equipment and access to the technical drawings, publications and manufacturing data pertaining to the relevant Merlin Mk4/4a aircraft to fulfil all the contractual requirements.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
50212000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Repair and maintenance services of helicopters

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_PROC_RESTRICTED
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
No tenders or no suitable tenders/requests to participate in response to restricted procedure

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
No
Description
Merlin Out Of Service Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2 is to support the Merlin Mk4/4a through to an extended out of service date of 2024 to develop solutions in order to contract a D&M Contract.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-152542
Name
Ministry of Defence

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Yeovil
Postal Code
BA20 2YB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
MINISTRY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Id
02
Scheme
COFOG
Description
Defence

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-24390
Name
Leonardo UK Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Yeovil
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Leonardo UK Ltd
Organisation 3
Id
GB-FTS-121829
Name
Rebecca Pickford

Roles

reviewBody

Address

Locality
Yeovil
Country Name
United Kingdom

Identifier

Legal Name
Rebecca Pickford

Award information

Award 1
Id
035099-2025-711761450-1
Title
Merlin Out Of Service Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-24390
Name
Leonardo UK Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
035099-2025-711761450-1
Title
Merlin Out Of Service Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2
Status
active
Award ID
035099-2025-711761450-1
Date Signed
2 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
14,612,024
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Yeovil · UK · BA20 2YB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-055379-2025-06-25T14:21:31+01:00compiled ·