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715870474 OSDEP LM UK5 - Transparency Notice

Defence Equipment and Support · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 18:40.

Opportunity overview

Out of Service Date Extension Programme DEMONSTRATION AND MANUFACTURE LM

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.

LOCKHEED MARTIN

Matched by number
Published award value
£512.6m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 02372738
Location
Havant, UKJ35, PO9 1SW, 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
715870474
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Assessment Phase activity included a review of whether the OSDEP requirement could be delivered through competition or required a single source approach. This concluded that Lockheed Martin UK Ltd (LM) hold the exclusive technical know-how, engineering expertise and manufacturing capability necessary to deliver the required modifications. LM are the recognised Design Authority for the Merlin Mk2 platform and is responsible for certification and continued airworthiness. Delivery of the requirement necessitates integration within existing platform architectures and safety-critical systems, continuity of Design Authority and certification activity, and access to platform-specific engineering capability, tooling and expertise. Any attempt to introduce an alternative supplier would require replication or transfer of Design Authority capability and associated certification frameworks. This would result in disproportionate cost, delay, and unacceptable technical and safety risk. The Authority therefore considers that the absence of competition arises from technical and certification constraints rather than reliance on exclusive rights, and that no reasonable alternatives or substitutes exist.
Published risks
RISKS WILL BE INDENTIFIED THROUGH THE TENDER PROCESS

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

defenceSecurity

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
Natalie Cochrane

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
LOCKHEED MARTIN
Id
GB-COH-02372738

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
02372738

Address

Street Address
Langstone Park
Locality
Havant
Postal Code
PO9 1SW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKJ35

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Out of Service Date Extension Programme D&M LM
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
goods
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
35612400
Description
Military transport helicopters

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
676,579,200
Amount
512,560,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-02372738
Name
LOCKHEED MARTIN

Contract period

Starts
1 Jun 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2035, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2040, 23:59

Renewal

Description
OPTION YEARS

Options

Description
OPTION TO EXTEND FOR MERLIN OUT OF DATE EXTENSION

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
056267-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
15 Jun 2026, 14:58
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
28 May 2027, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 056226-2026Pipeline notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 056237-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 056267-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·