Official UK procurement notice
EOD Services Sennelager Training Area
Authority: FCDO Services (Central government)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Administration, defence and social security services (75) Delivery listed: Germany (DE)
Published estimate£375,000≈ £125k / year · £450,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 29 Sept 2026awarded 19 Oct 2026
Award (standstill) to RMS UXO
Contract term 3 yrsends 23 Nov 2029 · up to 18 Nov 2032 with extensions · starts 23 Nov 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe contracted Supplier is invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the 02 DIO/SEN/1054/SOR to provide EOD Services on Sennelager Training Area, summarised as follows:
- The Contractor shall be a suitably accredited Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) organisation competent in the identification, assessment, safe handling, and disposal of UXO, including legacy munitions dating from the Second World War and later periods, across STA.
- The Contractor shall provide personnel qualified to recognised EOD standards appropriate to the ordnance category and threat profile encountered. CMD-qualified personnel alone are not sufficient to meet this requirement.
- The Contractor shall deliver the services in a manner that reduces UXO risks to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP), supports safe continuation of training, protects the public, and preserves MOD reputation (Ref A and Ref D; Host Nation equivalents as applicable).
The detailed service outputs, constraints, and reporting requirements are defined in the SOR.
- How the procedure runs: Call for competition - all framework members, ITT, evaluation, intention to award, voluntary standstill, award. Pre PA 23 Framework being used.
CPV: Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services · Military defence services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£375,000
71317100 Fire and explosion protection and control consultancy services75221000 Military defence services
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)3
- Economic & financial standing
Details contained in FCDOS Bravo itt_7918
- Technical & professional ability
As per Project 2192 CEDE Dynamic Market
- Condition of participationshortlisting
qualified framework participants
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 70%
- Commercial: 20%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical: Technical Criteria
- Social Value: Socual Value
- Commercial: Total Cost of Ownership
Conditions of participation3
- Economic & financial standing
Details contained in FCDOS Bravo itt_7918
- Technical & professional ability
As per Project 2192 CEDE Dynamic Market
- Condition of participationshortlisting
qualified framework participants
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- 9 Sept 2026, 13:25 BST
- Last source update
- 20 Oct 2026, 14:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 26 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
CEDE/DIO/SEN/1054/26 Sennelager Training Area EOD- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-085385- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area in notice
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f5a1Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
UK MoD SC2
- How it runs
Call for competition - all framework members, ITT, evaluation, intention to award, voluntary standstill, award. Pre PA 23 Framework being used.
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on JAGGAER
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail
- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
9 Sept 2026 → 23 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published47 days ago9 Sept 2026, 13:25 BST
- Clarification questions by38 days ago18 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline27 days ago29 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent7 days ago19 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published5 days ago20 Oct 2026, 14:52 BST
- Today26 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 1 day26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Standstill endsin 4 days29 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 28 days23 Nov 2026
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Sept 2026- Tender notice published9 Sept 2026, 13:25 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Oct 2026, 14:52 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Oct 2026, 14:52 BST
- Contract signature expected23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1some still in standstill
Awarded value £350,5251 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| RMS UXOCEDE/DIO/SEN/1054/2623 Nov 2026 – 20 Nov 2029 · up to 20 Nov 2031Extensions: 1 & 1 | £350,525 | 19 Oct 2026standstill to 29 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- RMS UXOAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: Full procurement documetnation available on itt_7918 FCDOS Bravo.
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender