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714923453 BBMF Lancaster Aircraft PDS

Defence Equipment and Support · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 25 Sept 2026, 10:20.

Opportunity overview

Provision of Post Design Services (PDS) for the Lancaster Aircraft, along with associated supporting activities.

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.

BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
13 Aug 2026
Including VAT
£6m
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PBXB-4886-CXBX
Location
Surrey, UKJ25, GU167EX, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

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
714923453
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
There is a requirement to contract for the Post Design Services (PDS) of the BBMF Lancaster aircraft. The BBMF Delivery team, part of DE&S in the UK Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”), intends to award a 5-year contract to BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd for the PDS of the BBMF Lancaster aircraft, with further options for extension. The estimated contract value is 3.5M It is considered that this contract can be awarded under Section 41 of the Procurement Act 2023 because the direct award justification specified in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 (Technical reasons) applies, which reads:- (6) The following conditions are met in relation to the public contract— (a)due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and (b)there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. The Authority submits that this justification applies because, due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, and there being no alternatives, only BAE Systems are able to provide the services required. The BBMF Lancaster is the sole flying Lancaster aircraft in Europe, and as such BAE Systems has the required technical expertise necessary to fulfil the Authority’s requirement and owns the relevant technical information relating to the Lancaster, without which the PDS activities cannot be conducted. BAE Systems operates as the original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and as the MAA Design Approved Organisation (DAOS) for the Lancaster, which is a critical requirement from the MAA for any Company completing design activities on the Lancaster. There would also be a serious risk to airworthiness of a single legacy platform with significant importance to the history of the RAF and Britain.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Defence Equipment and Support
Id
GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PVRL-5831-GLMM

Address

Street Address
MOD Abbey Wood
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK12

Contact

Name
Jess Pellowe

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd
Id
GB-PPON-PBXB-4886-CXBX

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PBXB-4886-CXBX

Address

Street Address
Victory Point, Lyon Way, Camberley
Locality
Surrey
Postal Code
GU167EX
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ25

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
50211100
Description
Aircraft maintenance services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PBXB-4886-CXBX
Name
BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
BBMF Lancaster Aircraft PDS
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Date Signed
14 Aug 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
14 Aug 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2035, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Further PDS years to be taken up to provide PDS to OSD.

Options

Description
Further option years for PDS.

Value

Including VAT
6,000,000
Amount
5,000,000
Currency
GBP

Agreed Metrics

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
TAF Response
Description
The Contractor shall provide a full response to all TAFs within the specified response time on each individual TAF

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
TAF RESPONSE – SCHEDULE ADHERENCE FOR ARTEFACTS & INFORMATION
Description
The Contractor shall deliver to a mutually agreed Fixed Delivery Date (FDD) for all approved TAFs for artefacts and information.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 3
Id
3
Title
TAF RESPONSE – SCHEDULE ADHERENCE FOR COMPONENT MANUFACTURE
Description
The Contractor shall deliver to a mutually agreed Fixed Delivery Date (FDD) for all approved TAFs for manufacture of components.

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3
Entry 4
Id
4
Title
PROJECT MANAGEMENT – BRIEFING PACKS
Description
The Contractor shall ensure that all Briefing Packs are delivered against the agreed schedule:

Observations

Entry 1
Id
frequency

Period

Duration In Months
3

Documents

Entry 1
Id
081568-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
27 Aug 2026, 08:34
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 009282-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 024433-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 081568-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·