UK Strategic Defence Review 2020 - get your bids in now ladies & gents

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On going discussion on Rotorheads following released of NMH Contract Notice/ invitaion to complete DPQQ.

Originally Posted by chopper2004

Here is the tender folks

https://www.find-tender.service.gov....rchResults&p=1

cheers

'New Medium Helicopters (NMH) intends to rationalise its existing multiple rotary wing requirements into one platform-type, maximising commonality in order to improve efficiency and operational flexibility. NMH will provide a common medium lift multi-role helicopter, fitted for, but not with, specialist Mission Role Equipment (MRE) and able to operate in all environments in support of defence tasks.''The high-level requirement for this procurement consists of:
i. A range of up to 44 platforms.
ii. Design Organisation integration services for Government Furnished Assets (GFA) and Mission Role Equipment (MRE).'
...
'vi. An Initial In-Service Support Package, to include:
• Initial Provisioning Spares.
• Deployed Support Packages (DSPs).
• Ground Support Equipment and Specialist Tooling.
• Technical Publications and Aircrew Publications.
• Logistics (Spares) Management.
• Forward and Depth Maintenance.
• Design Organisation (DO) modifications and technical support.'

I may be being dense but :

• Does this mean the MRE will be a separate procurement?
• Does Forward Maintenance include FOBs in hostile operational areas?