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UKRI-6171 Twin Otter Maintenance and Spares
Published Today
26 Oct 2026
- Primary CPV
-
50211100 *
Aircraft maintenance services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Cambridgeshire County, East of England
- Value
- £9,000,000
- Contract
-
5 years Duration
01/04/2027 31/03/2032
- Contract Types
-
50 *Repair & maintenance servicesFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Polaris House, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN2 1FL, United Kingdom · UKH12
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
Related tenders
UK Research & Innovation (UKRI)
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
50211100 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: UKRI-6171
UKRI is looking to establish a contract for engineering services (airframe, engine, avionics and design) relating to the maintenance of our four Viking DHC6-300 (Twin Otter) aircraft.
This requirement is likely to cover the following services, please note this list is not exhaustive:
- Supply of spare parts and additional tooling
- Engineering services (Airframe, Engine, Avionics and Design)
- Adherence to relevant regulations and certifications
- Ensuring availability of aircraft (inspections, audits, medevacs)
- Safe storage of aircraft
*Please note this is not a call for competition, this is only a Request for Information exercise*
Full CPV breakdown
- 50211100 — Aircraft maintenance services (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government
- Contract type
- Services
- Main category
- Services
- Above threshold
- Yes
- Legal basis
- UKPGA 2023/54
- Notice status
- Planning
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 26 Oct 2026 20:24
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0790ac
- Notice ID
- UKRI-6171
Full notice record
37 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Organisations
| Name | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) |
| Address › Street | Polaris House |
| Address › Town / city | Swindon, Wiltshire |
| Address › Postcode | SN2 1FL |
| Address › Country | GB |
| Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Address › Region (NUTS) | UKK14 |
| Contact › Email | nercprocurement@ukri.org |
| Role | buyer |
| Link | https://www.ukri.org/ |
| Classification › Description | Public authority - central government |
Buyer
| Name | UK Research & Innovation (UKRI) |
Planning
| Milestone › Type | engagement |
| Milestone › Description | Interested Parties will be invited to complete a Request for Information, that will be made available via the e-sourcing system. Interested Suppliers can express their interest on the portal here: https://ukri2.my.salesforce-sites.com/ProSpend__CS_ContractPage?SearchType=Projects&uid=a1MTm00000DBO17MAH&searchStr=&sortStr=Recently+Published&page=1&filters=&County= |
| Milestone › Due | 6 Nov 2026 |
| Milestone › Status | scheduled |
| Document › Document type | Market engagement notice |
| Document › Description | Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender |
| Document › Link | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/101273-2026 |
| Document › Published | 26 Oct 2026 |
Tender
| Title | UKRI-6171 Twin Otter Maintenance and Spares |
| Item › CPV › Description | Aircraft maintenance services |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UKH12 |
| Item › Delivery › Country | GB |
| Item › Delivery › Country | United Kingdom |
| Value › Value incl. VAT | £10,800,000 |
| Value › Value | £9,000,000 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Category | services |
| Above threshold | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › SMEs | Yes |
| Lot › Suitable for › VCSEs | Yes |
| Lot › Contract period › Start | 1 Apr 2027 |
| Lot › Contract period › End | 31 Mar 2032 |
| Lot › Status | planning |
| Communication › Expected publication | 10 Nov 2026 |
| Status | planning |