Official UK procurement notice
714653452 - Workshops In-Service Support
Authority: Defence Equipment and Support
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe requirement is to provide in service support to UK Armed Forces Workshop Equipment (Both in the UK and overseas) which may include:
Woodworking Equipment
Metal Working Equipment
Garage Equipment
Mobile Vehicle Lifts
Welding and Cutting Equipment (including Fume Extraction and Soldering)
Gas Forges
Hot Mobile Pressure Washers
Floor Cleaning Equipment
Fabric Working Equipment (including Sewing Machines)
Industrial Routers and CNC Machinery, including CNC Software
Lifting Equipment
Warehousing Equipment
Fume Cabinets
Ovens for heat treatment and bonding
Composite Repair Equipment
Measuring Machines and Laser Scanners
Laser Etching,
For services which may include:
Contract management
Servicing
Technical Support
Safety and environmental management
Maintanance
Repairs
Purchase of equipment and spares
Commisioning and decommisioning of equipment
Training
Provision of technical documents.
- How the procedure runs: A PSQ to be issued followed by evaluation and Down selection. potential bidders conference (to be decided at a later date) followed by Issue of ITT, before tender evaluation and Contract Award.
CPV: Electric welding equipment · Floor-cleaning machines · Metalworking · Non-electric welding equipment · Repair and maintenance services of machinery · Sewing machines · Woodwork
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£35,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
See PSQ
- Technical & professional ability
See PSQ
- Condition of participationshortlisting
See PSQ
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Price: Any weighting will be set out in the associated tender documents.
- Technical: Any weighting will be set out in the associated tender documents.
- Commercial: Any weighting will be set out in the associated tender documents.
- Economic & financial standing
See PSQ
- Technical & professional ability
See PSQ
- Condition of participationshortlisting
See PSQ
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 May 2025, 11:37 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Nov 2025, 16:41 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 21 May 2026
- Authority reference
714653452- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-071786- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051a38Find a Tender
- How it runs
A PSQ to be issued followed by evaluation and Down selection. potential bidders conference (to be decided at a later date) followed by Issue of ITT, before tender evaluation and Contract Award.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 7 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 7 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 May 2025 → 21 May 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published21 May 2025, 11:37 BST
- Next notice expected388 days ago1 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published352 days ago6 Nov 2025, 16:41 GMT
- Clarification questions by331 days ago27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Submission deadline321 days ago7 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts157 days ago21 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by156 days ago21 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 May 2025- Pipeline notice published21 May 2025, 11:37 BSTUK1
- Tender notice published6 Nov 2025, 16:41 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £35,000,0006 Nov 2025, 16:41 GMT
- Status changed to active6 Nov 2025, 16:41 GMT
- Procurement method changed6 Nov 2025, 16:41 GMT
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender