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SUPPLY CHAIN NOTICE - Calibration Services For Tooling Supporting Boeing, Vertical Lift Helicopters.[E11]

Bristol, United KingdomMinistry of Defence[E1]

In plain English

What they want: Boeing Defence UK (Boeing) is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from potential suppliers for the provision of: - Aircraft Chinook and Apache derivative tooling calibration services across multiple sites in the South East of England. To submit an EOI, potential subcontractors must complete and submit a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ).
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 21 Aug 2026, 23:59 UTC+1. UTC: 21 Aug 2026, 22:59 UTC.
Published 28 Jul 2026.
Value: GBP 12,000
Buyer: Ministry of DefenceSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents: The tender documents for this notice are on the buyer's own portal, usually behind a free supplier registration. We link to them and do not fetch them, so the report is based on the notice only.

This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]: 21 Aug 2026, 23:59 UTC+1
Value[E12]: GBP 12,000
Published[E9]: 28 Jul 2026
Procedure[E8]: Other - OTHER
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 86 minutes ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Boeing Defence UK (Boeing) is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from potential suppliers for the provision of: - Aircraft Chinook and Apache derivative tooling calibration services across multiple sites in the South East of England. To submit an EOI, potential subcontractors must complete and submit a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ). Following review of the EOI, BDUK will be shortlisting potential subcontractors that will be invited to respond to a request for quotation (RFQ). If you are a member of JOSCAR, please include your member number in your response. Boeing will carry out its pre-qualification and procurement in accordance with Boeing procurement best practices and procedures. These processes cannot and shall not be deemed to be public procurement processes for the purposes of the public contract regulations 2015 or the Defence and security public contracts regulations 2011. Accordingly, in line with its current procurement best practices and procedures, Boeing will notify candidates in writing whether they have been successful in their EOI and will proceed to the tender stage, or whether their EOI has been unsuccessful. Boeing's decision on the candidates it takes forward to the tender stage is final, within its sole discretion and cannot be appealed Additional information: Please note that participating in this opportunity requires completing a prequalification questionnaire. Please be aware that any future procurement activity will be subject to a Proprietary Information Agreement with Boeing and contracts will be based on BDUK Standard Genera…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: South East, United Kingdom.[E6]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC
The deadline (2026-08-21T22:59:00.000Z) has passed.
Source document 6ec1cc20-83fb-44be-b6c9-1785c40d12ab-909893

Evidence

12 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is Ministry of Defence.
Document 6ec1cc20-83fb-44be-b6c9-1785c40d12ab-909893, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 50211100 (Aircraft maintenance services).
Document 6ec1cc20-83fb-44be-b6c9-1785c40d12ab-909893, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
“England”
Document 6ec1cc20-83fb-44be-b6c9-1785c40d12ab-909893, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 21 Aug 2026, 23:59 UTC+01:00.
“2026-08-21T23:59:00+01:00”
Document 6ec1cc20-83fb-44be-b6c9-1785c40d12ab-909893, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“Boeing Defence UK (Boeing) is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from potential suppliers for the provision of: - Aircraft Chinook and Apache derivative tooling calibration services across multiple sites in the South East of England. To submit an EOI, potential subcontractors…”
Document 6ec1cc20-83fb-44be-b6c9-1785c40d12ab-909893, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: South East, United Kingdom.
Document 6ec1cc20-83fb-44be-b6c9-1785c40d12ab-909893, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderAmendment”
Document 6ec1cc20-83fb-44be-b6c9-1785c40d12ab-909893, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
The procedure is: Other - OTHER.
Document 6ec1cc20-83fb-44be-b6c9-1785c40d12ab-909893, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
The notice was published on 28 Jul 2026.
“2026-07-28T14:22:57+01:00”
Document 6ec1cc20-83fb-44be-b6c9-1785c40d12ab-909893, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document 6ec1cc20-83fb-44be-b6c9-1785c40d12ab-909893, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
The notice is titled "SUPPLY CHAIN NOTICE - Calibration Services For Tooling Supporting Boeing, Vertical Lift Helicopters.".
Document 6ec1cc20-83fb-44be-b6c9-1785c40d12ab-909893, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
The stated value is GBP 12,000.
“12000 GBP”
Document 6ec1cc20-83fb-44be-b6c9-1785c40d12ab-909893, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:28 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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