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714970452 - Provision of Tensile Testing Machine Tender Notice

No classification published
Location not published
Official notice
Published value
£306,666
Submission deadline 7 Jan 2026, 23:55 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "714970452 - Provision of Tensile Testing Machine Tender Notice". Published status: complete. Published value: £306,666. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 7 Jan 2026, 23:55 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of DefenceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
7 Jan 2026, 23:55 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£306,666
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Ministry of Defence
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Ministry of Defence. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
1.9%Historical Average
Based on 9 comparable awards
Competition Density
2Bids / Report
66.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
British Telecommunications PLCTop vendor: 52% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 245 active published awards; 24 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
British Telecommunications PLC1 win£83,200,000
Rowden Technologies Ltd1 win£20,703,891
Janes Group UK Limited1 win£17,500,000
kpmg LLP1 win£8,100,000
THE COLLEGES' PARTNERSHIP LIMITED1 win£7,238,140
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published15 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
Last source update15 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05e642
What is being bought
Type: Open Competition PA23 Volume of goods, services or works: 1 Tensile Testing Machine with Calibration and Service Plan once per annum for 5 years. Value of goods, services or works: £213,419 The Authority has a one off requirement for the supply, delivery and installation of a tensile testing machine at MOD Lyneham. The machine must come with a five year support and service package. Further details including machine specification can be found in the procurement documents on the Defence Sourcing Portal (www.contracts.mod.uk).
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    15 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    15 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    15 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    15 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
  5. Published value updated to £306,666
    21 Nov 2025, 12:25 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    21 Nov 2025, 12:25 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    21 Nov 2025, 12:25 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 7 Jan 2026, 23:55 GMT
    21 Nov 2025, 12:25 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    21 Nov 2025, 12:25 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    15 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    7 Jan 2026, 23:55 GMT
  3. Award pending
    15 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · £213,419
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Aptillium Ltd
£213,419 · 15 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · pending
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statistics
bids: 3 (lot 1)
finalStageBids: 3 (lot 1)
smeFinalStageBids: 3 (lot 1)
vcseFinalStageBids: 0 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
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  • Ministry of Defence
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
    Air Commercial, RAF Cosford, Wolverhampton, UKG22, WV7 3EX, GB
    example.example@mod.gov.uk

  • Aptillium Ltd
    supplier

    GB-COH: 12370032
    2 Russett Place, Kirdford, UKJ27, RH14 0QQ, GB
    joe.marsh@aptilium.com
    01403 900 653
Award and contract changes
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