Who won: Defence Standards Review 2026-2031

A services contract from OEA Team, worth £832,700. Below: what it involves and how to write a winning bid for it.

Buyer

OEA Team

Value

£832,700

Published

23 February 2026

About this contract

Provision of external technical support to evaluate, review, and capture the MOD requirement for individual Fuels, Lubricants and Associated products (FLAP) in the form of Defence Standards (DEFSTAN) and AFS/ DTD standards owned by OEA. Such standards inform the Technical statement of requirement for procurement of such products by MOD delivery partner.

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