Manufacture of Lancaster Tailplanes and Minor Depth Maintenance

Tender description

Manufacture and fitment of new left and right tail planes for the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s (BBMF) Lancaster B1 aircraft together with other Depth maintenance activity including Minor Maintenance. Lot 1: Research, design and manufacture of jigs & tooling; manufacture of left & right tailplanes incl. all necessary fixtures & fittings in accordance with approved drawings; testing & certification; fitment to Lancaster PA474 of the left & right tailplanes including functional testing at the Contractor’s premises to ensure compliance with the Military Aviation Authority Regulations including Mil Pt 145; & provision of a full documentation suite including Design Approved Organisation Scheme company approval for any changes or concessions to the original tailplane design. The Contractor will also be required to undertake a Lancaster Minor Maintenance and other specialist Out of Phase maintenance tasks in accordance with MOD approved data. The contract has an estimated duration of 3 (three) years commencing in Dec 2018 although the principal manufacture, fitment and testing will be required to be completed in time for the aircraft to be operational for the 2021 Memorial Flight season.