Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 30 Apr 2025, 16:02 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Main Intake Substation High Voltage Switchgear Life Cycle Replacement

Official notice

Authority: Defence Infrastructure Organisation - Ministry of Defence (Central government)

GoodsBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£650,000£780,000 inc. VAT15.4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 10 Jun 2025awarded 24 Nov 2025
Awarded to TROPICAL HOLDINGS LADYVILLE LTD
Contract term 6 moends 30 Dec 2025 · starts 30 Jun 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Life Cycle Replacement of Main Intake Substation High Voltage Switchgear at BATSUB

CPV: Substation equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 6 moPublished value£650,000
Contract period: 30 Jun 2025 – 30 Dec 2025 (6 mo)Value: £650,000 exc. VAT · £780,000 inc. VAT
Delivery listed: Belize (BZ)

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Value for Money Evaulation

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
30 Apr 2025, 16:02 BST
Last source update
24 Nov 2025, 11:01 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-018130
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Substation equipment
Delivery area in notice
Belize (BZ)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-050a92 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
10 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
27 May 2025, 17:00 BST
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.contracts.mod.uk ↗

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Timeline

30 Apr 2025 → 24 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Apr 2025, 16:02 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    27 May 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    10 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    30 Jun 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published332 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 11:01 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Apr 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    30 Apr 2025, 16:02 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    24 Nov 2025, 11:01 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    24 Nov 2025, 11:01 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £749,9901 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
TROPICAL HOLDINGS LADYVILLE LTDSME24 Nov 2025 – 29 Mar 2027£749,99024 Nov 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Infrastructure Organisation

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PPWG-8368-RJMG Room 1202-1221, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgow, Scotland, G2 8EXContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender