CHC/666 - Support to the Chinook aircraft Infra Red Suppression System (IRSS) Environmental Data Gathering (EDG) Trials.

Ministry of Defence
South East
Invited to quote
1 April 2025 to 31 October 2026

Technical support for Chinook aircraft Infra Red Suppression System (IRSS) Environmental Data Gathering (EDG) trials. The work involves data collection and analysis to support the performance evaluation of suppression systems in operational environments.

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Awarded value: £732k; As published
Published: 25 April 2025
Awarded: 31 March 2025; Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Limited
Contract length: 19 months; Ends 31 October 2026

What the contract covers

Technical support services

Provision of specialist engineering and technical support services for military aircraft infrared suppression system environmental data gathering and testing trials.

Support to the Chinook Aircraft Infra Red Suppression System (IRSS) Environmental Data Gathering (EDG) Trials

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Technical support services
Procedure: Invited to quote
Initial term: 19 months
Contract dates: 1 April 2025 to 31 October 2026
Certifications asked for: None stated
Suitable for SMEs: Yes
Category: Services
CPV codes: 35600000

Services in this contract

Defence technical and analytical consultancyMain service£666k typicalSupport to Chinook IRSS environmental data gathering trials

Lifecycle

Published
25 April 2025
Contract awardedto Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Limited
31 March 2025
Contract starts
1 April 2025
Contract ends
31 October 2026

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Ministry of Defence

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Cranfield Aerospace Solutions Limited

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Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/263408/chc-666-chinook-aircraft-irss-edg-trials-cf-can
Buyer reference: tender_490634/1473248
Open contracting ID: ocds-b5fd17-d38c7926-6b73-4a99-a302-7b373d61cb5f
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Ministry of Defence. CHC/666 - Support to the Chinook aircraft Infra Red Suppression System (IRSS) Environmental Data Gathering (EDG) Trials. Contract award, 25 April 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/263408/chc-666-chinook-aircraft-irss-edg-trials-cf-can (accessed 5 November 2026).