C17CSAE/706048451 - Large Boat Aerial Delivery (LBAD)

Ministry of Defence
South East
Invited to quote
31 March 2025 to 31 March 2035

Provision of airdrop capability for rigid hulled boats and parachutists from A400M aircraft. The contract includes spares provisioning, level 4 contractor repairs, design organisation responsibilities, technical documentation management, and ongoing post-design services to ensure operational readiness.

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Awarded value: £24m; As published
Published: 10 September 2025
Awarded: 31 March 2025; IrvinGQ Limited
Contract length: 120 months; Ends 31 March 2035

What the contract covers

Goods contract

Design, development, and through-life support of specialist aerial delivery systems for military maritime equipment and personnel deployment.

Airdrop capability for a range of rigid hulled boats with tailgating parachutists into maritime environments, by day or night, worldwide, from the Atlas C Mk1 aircraft (A400M)
Spares provisioning
Level 4 contractor repairs
Design Organisation (DO) and/or Coordinating Design Organisation (CDO) responsibilities
Technical documentation management
Post Design Services (PDS)

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Goods contract
Procedure: Invited to quote
Initial term: 120 months
Contract dates: 31 March 2025 to 31 March 2035
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Goods
CPV codes: 35000000

Services in this contract

Military weapon systems and platform equipment supportMain service£5m typicalLarge Boat Aerial Delivery capability with spares, repairs and post design services

Lifecycle

Published
10 September 2025
Contract awardedto IrvinGQ Limited
31 March 2025
Contract starts
31 March 2025
Contract ends
31 March 2035

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Ministry of Defence

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/23456/c17csae-706048451-large-boat-aerial-delivery-lbad
Buyer reference: tender_340640/1481625
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-12b3f924-5631-4a2f-8158-6ccf87ff7ec8
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Ministry of Defence. C17CSAE/706048451 - Large Boat Aerial Delivery (LBAD). Contract award, 10 September 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/23456/c17csae-706048451-large-boat-aerial-delivery-lbad (accessed 5 November 2026).