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Pipeline Notice - Surface Finishing Delivery for the RAF
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £95,000,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 25 Mar 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
The Authority requires a Surface Finish (SF) capability to support Air Systems in the Project URD. This capability is essential to ensure the continued airworthiness of these Air Systems, as mandated by the relevant Platform Engineering Authorities.
Additionally, the Authority requires an SF capability for Mechanical Transport (MT) and Aircraft Ground Support Equipment (GSE) collectively called ASE to support corrosion control and visual signature management in line with current policies.
The SF capability will also be required to deliver miscellaneous station support tasks, such as the production of signage and other station workshop outputs. This capability must be readily accessible to all RAF stations across the UK and to UK Strategic Command (UKStratCom) Permanent Joint Operating Bases (PJOBs) overseas.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 42924300
- 39236000
- 42924700
- 42665000
- 42957000
- 50210000
- 34700000
- 42924310
- 35610000
- 45440000
- 50211200
04/ History
Releases of this notice
5 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 6 Mar 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 6 March 2026.
Release 020180-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 10 Mar 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 10 March 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 021235-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 13 Mar 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 13 March 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Release 023172-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 25 Mar 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 25 March 2026. Stated change: Addition of contact details to register interest within 'Engagement' Section
Release 027101-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 25 Mar 2026Planning notice update
Planning notice update published 25 March 2026. Stated change: Addition of contact details and procedure to express interest.
Release 027102-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- None recorded for the fields above. Attached documents are not read, so this is not a full account of the tender.
06/ Questions
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08/ Related
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-0663a6
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · planned
- Last verified
- Sat 4 Apr 2026, 16:38 BST
- Read at
- Sat 24 Oct 2026, 01:54 BST
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