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714923450 - BBMF Chipmunk PDS

Defence Equipment and Support · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 9 Oct 2026, 12:46.

Opportunity overview

Provision of Post Design Services (PDS) for the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) Chipmunk aircraft, including Design Authority support, airworthiness management, technical advice, engineering investigations, publication amendments, and configuration-controlled design changes. The requirement supports the continued safe operation and training role of the BBMF Chipmunk fleet.

Awarded to

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Musketeer Solutions Limited

Matched by exact name
Published award value
£2.5m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-PPON PDTZ-3129-VQRD
Location
Peterborough, UKH11, PE2 6LR, 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-078484
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
There is a requirement to contract for Post Design Services (PDS) for the BBMF Chipmunk aircraft. The BBMF Delivery Team, part of DE&S in the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority"), intends to award a 3-year contract to Musketeer Services Ltd, acting as Prime Contractor, for the provision of BBMF Chipmunk Post Design Services (PDS). The services will be delivered through the established exclusive working relationship between Musketeer Services Ltd and De Havilland Support Ltd (DHSL), who will undertake the Design Authority and Type Certificate Holder functions required to deliver the PDS activities. The contract will include a further five option years for extension until the aircraft Out of Service Date (OSD) of December 2035. 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 as there is an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the goods, services or works required, and there are no reasonable alternatives to those goods, services or works. The Authority considers that this justification applies because the required PDS activities must be performed by De Havilland Support Ltd (DHSL), the approved Type Certificate Holder (TCH) and Design Authority for the Chipmunk aircraft. DHSL operates through an established commercial arrangement with Musketeer Services Ltd, who acts as a thin-prime contractor for the provision of these services. DHSL will not provide services through any other arrangement. Whilst the proposed contract will be placed with Musketeer Services Ltd, the technical services can only be delivered by DHSL through its unique ownership of the relevant design data, intellectual property, approvals and regulatory accreditations. There are no reasonable alternative suppliers capable of providing these services whilst maintaining the required regulatory approvals and design authority responsibilities. The BBMF Chipmunk is primarily used for training, and without the Chipmunk PDS activities, this critical training cannot be conducted. 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

Suitability

Sme
Yes

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
Musketeer Solutions Limited
Id
GB-PPON-PDTZ-3129-VQRD

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDTZ-3129-VQRD

Address

Street Address
Commerce Road
Locality
Peterborough
Postal Code
PE2 6LR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKH11

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
BBMF Chipmunk PDS
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
50210000
Description
Repair, maintenance and associated services related to aircraft and other equipment

Value

Including VAT
3,000,000
Amount
2,500,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDTZ-3129-VQRD
Name
Musketeer Solutions Limited

Contract period

Starts
1 Apr 2027, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Dec 2035, 23:59

Renewal

Description
further years of PDS provision.

Options

Description
costed options for further years of PDS and associated activities.

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
095562-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
9 Oct 2026, 11:23
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
1 Mar 2027, 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. 095562-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Defence Equipment and Support has published a transparency notice for a proposed direct award of BBMF Chipmunk post-design services to MUSKETEER SOLUTIONS LIMITED. The award record is pending, with signature scheduled for 1 March 2027; it is not evidence of a signed or active contract.

Published outcome signals

  • Notice typeTransparency notice on Find a TenderEvidence: The published document is described as a “Transparency notice on Find a Tender”.
  • Award statusPendingEvidence: Award 1 has status “pending”.
  • Signature milestoneScheduled for 1 March 2027Evidence: Award milestone type futureSignatureDate is scheduled for 2027-03-01.
97% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed5 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source
Find a Tender
Notice reference
095562-2026
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078484
First published
9 Oct 2026
Last checked
9 Oct 2026, 12:46
Notice versions reviewed
1
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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

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Analysis status
Approved for publication
Analysed
9 Oct 2026
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