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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

Contract to undertake Assessment phase 2 of the OSDEP Programme post Assessment Phase 1

Awarded to

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Lockhead Martin UK Ltd

Match pending…
Contract value
£11.4m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
9 Jun 2025
Award ID
035108-2025-713125450-1
Status
active
Location
Portsmouth, 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 Mk2 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

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05537e
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 Lockhead Martin UK Ltd 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 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 Lockhead Martin have the specific know-how, tools and equipment and access to the technical drawings, publications and manufacturing data pertaining to the relevant Merlin 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 Mk2 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-152547
Name
Lockhead Martin UK Ltd

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UK
Locality
Portsmouth
Country Name
United Kingdom

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
Lockhead Martin 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
035108-2025-713125450-1
Title
Merlin Out Of Service Date Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-152547
Name
Lockhead Martin UK Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
035108-2025-713125450-1
Title
Merlin Out Of Service Date Extension Programme (OSDEP) Assessment Phase 2
Status
active
Award ID
035108-2025-713125450-1
Date Signed
10 Jun 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
11,367,641
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-05537e-2025-06-25T14:36:20+01:00compiled ·