Name: Ministry of Defence, Helicopters, Chinook Project Team procurement activity
Creator: PublicSupply
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Quick answer — Ministry of Defence, Helicopters, Chinook Project TeamLast refreshed 31 Mar 2020

At a glance

Ministry of Defence, Helicopters, Chinook Project Team has awarded £615.6m across 8 suppliers, with 4 live contracts.

Why: Top supplier share 96% · 2 open notices now · 0 awards in last 90 d (£0) · SME share 0% (Cabinet Office target 33%) · 0 modifications in last 90 d.

Decision signals

Top-supplier concentration96%

Modifications · 90 d0

SME spend share0%

Pipeline · open now2

Awards · 90 d0

Supplier?Pipeline Top suppliers Categories boughtWatchdog?Modifications FOIA & transparency SME share

About this buyer

Mission, scope and statutory context.

Ministry of Defence, Helicopters, Chinook Project Team is a contracting authority, based in Bristol. Tracks 17 published notices and 15 awards on PublicSupply.

17

Notices published

15

Awards

8

Suppliers engaged

2016

First award on file

Spend profile

Award value by month — rolling 24 months. Line shows 12-month moving average.

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12 m spend

£0

Prior 12 m

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YoY change

£945k

Median award

Awards (£m)12m moving avg

Contract pipeline

Forward flow — planned notices through to completed awards in the last 90 days.

Planned

0

Pipeline notices

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Open (bidding)

2

Live tenders

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Awarded (90d)

0

£0

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Frameworks open

0

Framework / DPS routes

Procurement mix

How this buyer procures — by procedure, instrument, and publication source.

Contract type

Unspecified15 · £615.6m

goods2 · £1.9m

Instrument type

contract17 · £617.5m

Source:Contracts Finder: 15Find a Tender: 2

Awarded contracts · 4 live

All contracts with a published award notice where Ministry of Defence, Helicopters, Chinook Project Team is the contracting authority.

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Title	Supplier	CPV	Value	Awarded	Status
CHC/640 The Procurement of a Enabling Support Contract for the Repair, Procurement and Modification of Chinook Aircraft Covers	—		£290kest.	—	active
CHC/643 76A3 The Purchase of Spares and Accelerometers for the Chinook Fleet	—	34731700	£1.6mest.	—	active
Contract for the provision of Chinook Future Through Life Customer Support (FTLCS)	Boeing Defence UK Limited	34711500	£590.4m	31 Mar 2020	active
Procurement of a Chinook Aircraft Supplementary Oxygen Supply (ASOS)	—	34730000	£0	—	active
The Procurement of Dual Mode Landing Lamp (DMLL) Piece Part Spares	—	34730000	£0	—	active
Enabling Support Contract for Aircraft Covers and Miscellaneous Covers	H.Fine & Son LTD	34741000	£200k	20 Jun 2019	active
Defensive Aid Suite In-Service Support	Leonardo MW Ltd	35612300	£9.6m	07 Jun 2019	active
The Procurement of a Chinook Supplementary Oxygen System (CSOS)	—	35612300	£0	—	active
Ground Mission Support System (GMSS) Interim Support Contract	Thales Uk Limited	48130000	£4.8m	18 Dec 2018	active
The Procurement of 3168M6 Accelerometers	ORACLECOMPONENTS LTD	34730000	£122k	01 Nov 2018	active

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Top suppliers · by total award value

Ranked by cumulative awarded value. YoY = last 12 months vs prior 12 months.

1

BD

Boeing Defence UK Limited

1 contract · 31 Mar

£590.4m

96% of total

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2

UT

United Technologies Corporation - Pratt & Whitney Division

1 contract · 18 Nov

£10.0m

2% of total

—

3

LM

Leonardo MW Ltd

1 contract · 07 Jun

£9.6m

2% of total

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4

TU

Thales Uk Limited

1 contract · 18 Dec

£4.8m

1% of total

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5

RC

Ridgeway Components Ltd

1 contract · 28 Apr

£290k

0% of total

—

6

HS

H.Fine & Son LTD

1 contract · 20 Jun

£200k

0% of total

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7

NC

New Chapel Electronics trading as TT Electronics

1 contract · 19 Dec

£170k

0% of total

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8

OL

ORACLECOMPONENTS LTD

1 contract · 01 Nov

£122k

0% of total

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Category spend breakdown

By CPV division · lifetime awards

Transport equipment, vehicles

13 contracts

£602.8m

98%

Security, emergency equipment

2 contracts

£9.6m

2%

Software packages, IT

1 contract

£4.8m

1%

Other

1 contract

£290k

0%

Activity heatmap

Award volume by CPV division × month. Darker = more £ awarded.

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Software packages, IT

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Commercial & procurement leadership

Who signs off contracts, owns frameworks and runs SME engagement.

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Curated leadership roster

Chief commercial officer, framework owners, SME lead and clinical sign-offs per buyer. Top-50 contracting authorities first, rolling out by sector.

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Modifications · 0 in 90 d

Variations logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74. Above-tolerance modifications attract a flag.

Total mods

0

Above tolerance

0

Total value

£0

Novations

0

No modifications recorded in the last 90 days.

Ministry of Defence, Helicopters, Chinook Project Team has not filed a modification notice in the selected window.

Compliance & transparency

FOIA performance, statutory disclosures & prompt payment.

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FOIA & prompt-payment ingestion

Notice timeliness and modification flags are derivable today. FOIA refusal rate, prompt-payment %, KPI reporting and net-zero plans need new data sources — work scoped, ingestion next quarter.

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SME & social value

Performance against Cabinet Office targets & PPN 06/20.

0%

SME supplier share
target 33%

0

SME award rows

0

VCSE award rows

8

Distinct suppliers

⚠ Below target. SME supplier share at 0% vs Cabinet Office target of 33%.

Peer benchmark

vs other buyers in the same type. Highlighted row = this buyer.

Buyer	Type	12 m spend	Top-supplier %	SME %	Mods · 90 d
Ministry of Defence, Helicopters, Chinook Project Team	self	£24.8bn	14%	24%	12 (3)
Peer A	—	£8.2bn	11%	34%	3 (0)
Peer B	—	£3.2bn	18%	31%	4 (0)
Peer C	—	£1.84bn	9%	42%	0

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Statutory & accountability

Legal status, identifiers & accountable officers.

Identifiers & contact

Type: Contracting authority
Region: Bristol
Contact: Attn: Hayley Shortall
Email: Hayley.shortall101@mod.gov.uk

Board & accountable officers

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Accountable officer + board roster

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