Provision of New Medium Helicopter and Support Contract
Ministry of DefenceEstimated Value
Up to £989,469,800
Deadline
Not specified
Published
10 April 2026
Type
goods
Overview
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a Contract for a period of 91 months commencing from 23 March 2026, for the procurement of 23 New Medium Helicopters (NMH) to replace existing rotorcraft systems for Army and Strategic Commands. The scope of the Contract includes the provision of training capabilities and a maintenance/spares package as well as design organisation scope.
The high-level requirement for the Contract consists of: i. 23 platforms. ii. Design Organisation integration services for Government Furnished Assets (GFA) and Mission Role Equipment (MRE). iii. 2 x aircrew and rear crew Flight Simulation Training Devices (FSTD) at the UK Main Operating Base (MOB). iv.
Training courses for Qualified Helicopter Instructors (QHIs), aircrew and groundcrew maintainers. v. Courseware material for enduring aircrew and maintainer training. vi.
Key dates
- Commences
- 23 March 2026
- Duration
- 91 months
Additional details
Initial In-Service Support Package, which includes: • Initial Provisioning Spares. • Deployed Support Packages (DSPs). • Ground Support Equipment and Specialist Tooling. • Technical Publications and Aircrew Publications. • Logistics (Spares) Management. • Forward and Depth Maintenance. • Design Organisation (DO) modifications and technical support. NMH will provide a common medium lift multi-role helicopter, fitted for, but not with, specialist Mission Role Equipment (MRE) and will be able to operate in all environments in support of defence tasks. Additional information: The Authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy.
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Award Details
Leonardo UK Ltd
£989,469,800
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Centreline AV Limited
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Ministry of DefenceKey Dates
Published
10 April 2026
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
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