Lancaster Radiators: Manufacture and In-Service Support
Awarded to Vintage Aircraft Radiators Ltd
Defence Equipment and Support(buyer)
- Published
- Published 21 May 2026
- Deadline
- Closed 21 August 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
2 live opportunities · 102 awarded contracts
Bristol, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £1,500,000
- Procedure
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 21 May 2026
- Questions by
- 14 August 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £1,863,700
- Award date
- 20 October 2026
- Contract period
- 4 January 2027 → 3 January 2029
- Contract length
- 2 years
- Could run to
- 3 January 2030
- Against estimate
- 24% above
- Bids received
- 1
- Vintage Aircraft Radiators Ltd
This contract ends on 3 January 2029, or 3 January 2030 if every extension is used.
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About the winner
Vintage Aircraft Radiators Ltd
- Based in
- West Northamptonshire
- Public contracts won
- 1
- Across UK and EU notices
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
1
1 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Repair and maintenance services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 17% received only one.
How bids were scored
Price 40% · Quality 60%
- Technical50%
- Price40%
- Social Value10%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Repair and maintenance services
£103,014
Median of 7,858 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 18.1× the median.
Defence Equipment and Support in the last 12 months
95
contracts awarded, worth £2,796,050,481 in total
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
21 October 2026
Contract Notice
13 July 2026
Prior Information Notice
25 June 2026
Prior Information Notice
27 May 2026
Prior Information Notice
21 May 2026
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