Estimated Value
Up to £500,000,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
17 December 2025
Type
Not specified
Full Description
Support Capabilities & Commodities (SCC) is responsible for delivering a wide range of key equipment and services to the frontline, including ongoing overseas operations. SCC currently undertakes the following support activities:
- Procurement
- Repairs & Maintenance
- Safety Management
- Obsolescence Management
- Inventory Management
- Technical and Engineering Services to a raft of Ground Support Equipment (GSE), ancillary ground support equipment and facilities, mechanical (including vehicles) and avionics equipment on all existing aircraft platforms and airfield vehicles.
SCC is looking to challenge the existing way it provides its current support to the frontline commands and therefore seeks to engage with industry to determine the best approach to deliver new innovative support to the SCC capabilities. SCC is intending to achieve this objective through a three-phased approach.
The three phases are: Listen and Gather Information, Learn and Evolve and Execute Procurement Events.
Further information and details of how to respond to this Request for Information (RFI) can be found in the Opporunity Listing at the following link: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail...
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Further information and details of how to respond to this Request for Information (RFI) can be found in the Opporunity Listing at the following link: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail...
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Thales UK Ltd
8 contracts wonlatest 4 Sept 2026ends 31 Aug 2034£30m
total awarded
- 2
Leonardo UK
£172m
total awarded
- 3
BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd
3 contracts wonlatest 27 Aug 2026ends 31 Mar 2030£10m
total awarded
- 4
General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited
£2bn
total awarded
- 5
SAAB (UK) LTD
£2bn
total awarded
Thales UK Ltd is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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Defence Equipment and SupportKey Dates
Published
17 December 2025
Submission deadline
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Notice type
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