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715777452 - Elmer Radio and Avionic Communication Equipment: UK5 - Transparency Notice

Defence Equipment and Support · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 4 Oct 2026, 20:36.

Opportunity overview

The Support Capabilities and Commodities Team, part of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), intends to award a contract to Leonardo UK Ltd (Leonardo) for repair and post design services for the Elmer Radio and AD120 Avionic Communication Equipment (Equipment), which is used on the Chinook, Merlin and Wildcat platforms. The contract with be for a term of 5 years plus two option years and have an estimated value of up to £8m ex VAT. 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 (single supplier – technical reasons) applies. This is because Leonardo is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the Equipment and has supported it since it was introduced into service in the early 1980s. Only the OEM has access to the technical knowledge, documentation and spare parts required to perform the contract and there are no other reasonable alternatives.

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

Match pending…
Published award value
£8m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Location
Bristol, UKK12, BS16 1EJ, 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
ocds-h6vhtk-0656e3
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
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 (single supplier – technical reasons) applies.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

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
Jade Langley

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
Leonardo UK
Id
GB-FTS-174780

Address

Street Address
430, Bristol Business Park
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS16 1EJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK12

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Elmer Radio and AD120 Avionic Comms Equipment
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
No
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
50342000
Description
Repair and maintenance services of audio equipment

Value

Including VAT
8,000,000
Amount
8,000,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-174780
Name
Leonardo UK

Contract period

Starts
15 May 2026, 00:00
Ends
14 May 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
14 May 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
Only two option years are in the Contract. Can be used at the Authority's discretion.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
014685-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
18 Feb 2026, 11:52
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
15 May 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 014685-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·