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Provision of New Medium Helicopter and Support Contract
Published 10 Apr 2026
10 Apr 2026
- Primary CPV
-
34711500 *
Helicopters
- Location
- 🇬🇧 South West
- Value
- £989,469,800
- Contract
- Not specified
- Contract Types
-
34 *Transport equipmentFull CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
NMH, Yew 3b, Abbey Wood, Bristol, BS34 8JH, United Kingdom · South West
Contact
NMH Senior Commercial Manager
Award Criteria
- Pricing Workbook - Affordability
- Air System, System Requirements Document (SRD): Mandatory Requirements - Air System Delivery Compliance Matrix
- Air System, System Requirements Document (SRD): Non-Discretionary Key System Requirements - Air System SRD Compliance Matrix
- Quality Management System - Tenderer Declaration Form
- Products Systems and Services (PSS) Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience (PCSR) Assurance for a High Cyber Risk Profile
- Simulators System Requirements Document (SRD): Mandatory and Key System Requirements - Simulators SRD Compliance Matrix
- Time and Delivery Confidence
- Technical
- Support
- Commercial
- Social Value
- UK Industrial Contribution
Related tenders
Ministry of Defence
All notices from this publisher Same CPV code
34711500 *
All notices with this CPV code
Reference: 702091450
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.
Awarded to
Full CPV breakdown
- 34711500 — Helicopters (primary)
Notice details
- Buyer type
- Central government · Defence
- Competition
- Restricted / competitive (suppliers are shortlisted first)
- Contract type
- Goods
- Bids received
- 1
- Winning supplier
- Large company
- Procurement method
- Competitive procedure with negotiation
- Main category
- Goods
- Legal basis
- CELEX 32014L0024
- Notice status
- Complete
- Award status
- Active
- Covered by GPA
- Yes
- Language
- EN
- Published
- 10 Apr 2026 11:25
- OCID
- ocds-h6vhtk-033ae8
- Notice ID
- 702091450
Competition
1
Bids received
1
Foreign Bids From Non E U
1
Electronic bids
Organisations on this notice
Supplier Large
Leonardo Helicopters, Lysander Road, Yeovil, BA20 2YB, United Kingdom
Royal Courts of Justice
Review Body
London, United Kingdom
Lots (1)
Lot 1
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 Mi...
· Cancelled
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90 detailsEverything the publisher included in this notice, organised by section.
Tender
| Title | Provision of New Medium Helicopter and Support Contract |
| Status | complete |
| CPV › Description | Helicopters |
| Category | goods |
| Description | 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. |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Name | Pricing Workbook - Affordability |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 1 › Description | Pass/Fail |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Name | Air System, System Requirements Document (SRD): Mandatory Requirements - Air System Delivery Compliance Matrix |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 2 › Description | Pass/Fail |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Name | Air System, System Requirements Document (SRD): Non-Discretionary Key System Requirements - Air System SRD Compliance Matrix |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 3 › Description | Pass/Fail |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Name | Quality Management System - Tenderer Declaration Form |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 4 › Description | Pass/Fail |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Name | Products Systems and Services (PSS) Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience (PCSR) Assurance for a High Cyber Risk Profile |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 5 › Description | Pass/Fail |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Name | Simulators System Requirements Document (SRD): Mandatory and Key System Requirements - Simulators SRD Compliance Matrix |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Type | quality |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 6 › Description | Pass/Fail |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Name | Time and Delivery Confidence |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Type | cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 7 › Description | 8% |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Name | Technical |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Type | cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 8 › Description | 40% |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Name | Support |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Type | cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 9 › Description | 17% |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 10 › Name | Commercial |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 10 › Type | cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 10 › Description | 10 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 11 › Name | Social Value |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 11 › Type | cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 11 › Description | 10 |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 12 › Name | UK Industrial Contribution |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 12 › Type | cost |
| Lot › Award criteria › Criterion › Criterion 12 › Description | 15 |
| Lot › Has options | No |
| Lot › Status | cancelled |
| Item › CPV › CPV 1 › Description | Helicopters, aeroplanes, spacecraft and other powered aircraft |
| Item › CPV › CPV 2 › Description | Helicopters and aeroplanes |
| Item › CPV › CPV 3 › Description | Flight simulators |
| Item › CPV › CPV 4 › Description | Combat helicopters |
| Item › CPV › CPV 5 › Description | Military transport helicopters |
| Item › CPV › CPV 6 › Description | Repair and maintenance services of helicopters |
| Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Item › Delivery Location › Description | RAF Benson, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 6AA |
| Procedure type | selective |
| Procedure | Competitive procedure with negotiation |
| Covered by | GPA |
Awards
| Title | Provision of New Medium Helicopter Procurement (NMH) and Support Contract |
| Status | active |
| Supplier › Name | Leonardo UK Ltd |
Organisations
| Party 1 › Name | Ministry of Defence |
| Party 1 › Identifier › Legal Name | Ministry of Defence |
| Party 1 › Address › Street | NMH, Yew 3b, Abbey Wood |
| Party 1 › Address › Town / city | Bristol |
| Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Party 1 › Address › Postcode | BS34 8JH |
| Party 1 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 1 › Contact › Name | NMH Senior Commercial Manager |
| Party 1 › Contact › Email | DESHels-NMH-Commercial@mod.gov.uk |
| Party 1 › Role | buyer |
| Party 1 › Link | https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityI... |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 1 › Description | Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions |
| Party 1 › Classification › Classification 2 › Description | Defence |
| Party 2 › Name | Leonardo UK Ltd |
| Party 2 › Identifier › Legal Name | Leonardo UK Ltd |
| Party 2 › Address › Street | Leonardo Helicopters, Lysander Road |
| Party 2 › Address › Town / city | Yeovil |
| Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) | UK |
| Party 2 › Address › Postcode | BA20 2YB |
| Party 2 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 2 › Role | supplier |
| Party 2 › Business size | large |
| Party 3 › Name | Royal Courts of Justice |
| Party 3 › Identifier › Legal Name | Royal Courts of Justice |
| Party 3 › Address › Town / city | London |
| Party 3 › Address › Country | United Kingdom |
| Party 3 › Role | Review body |
Buyer
| Name | Ministry of Defence |
Contracts
| Title | Provision of New Medium Helicopter Procurement (NMH) and Support Contract |
| Status | active |
| Value › Value | £989,469,800 |
| Value › Currency | GBP |
| Signed | 23 Mar 2026 |