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Ministry of Defence

715889490 - CHC/673 Enabling Support Contract for Chinook Aircraft Covers

Transport EquipmentCPV 34741000
Value£342k
Deadline28 Sept 2026
Published14 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 14 Aug 202640 days leftCloses 28 Sept 2026
Who to contact
iwona.gulska100@mod.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

Submissions are to be through the DSP - https://contracts.mod.gov.uk

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Contract value in context
£342ktotal contract value
median £102k
this tender£0£2.9m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Transport Equipment band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 15,368 valued Transport Equipment tenders in our corpus.

When this comes round again

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The brief

715889490 - CHC/673 Procurement of an Enabling Support Contract for Chinook Aircraft Covers

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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CHC/673 Procurement of an Enabling Support Contract

CHC/673 Procurement of an Enabling Support Contract for Chinook Aircraft Covers.

Sentences from the notice that state an obligation, surfaced automatically and shown in the order they appear. Not an exhaustive list — always confirm against the tender documents.

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e4d2
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tender · Open
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Buyer ref
077759-2026
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