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Published 30 May 2025, 13:20 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Maintenance and Support to the Hypobaric Chamber - Contract Details notice

Official notice

Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)

ServicesDirect awardAbove thresholdDefence & securitySME suitable

Sectors: Repair & Maintenance (50) Delivery: UK

Contract value (direct award)£1,500,000≈ £300k / year · £1,800,000 inc. VAT

Awarded 18 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to BUSCH (UK) LIMITED

Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Dec 2030 · up to 31 Dec 2033 with extensions · starts 31 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The technical maintenance and support to the Hypobaric Chamber system, with the contractor performing Design Organisation responsibilites.

CPV: Repair and maintenance services for non-electrical machinery · Repair and maintenance services of machinery

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsSME

Contract period: 31 Dec 2025 – 31 Dec 2030 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2033 with extensions

Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

50530000 Repair and maintenance services of machinery 50531000 Repair and maintenance services for non-electrical machinery

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Defence & security
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 30 May 2025, 13:20 BST
Last source update: 22 Jan 2026, 16:11 GMT
Authority reference: 714595451
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-005926
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Repair and maintenance services for non-electrical machineryRepair and maintenance services of machinery
Delivery area: UK
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0529ba Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification: Single Source contracting through the extant contractor VFE based on technical grounds.
(1) DO and de facto Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) service provision is already accepted and supplied under the existing contract without the requirement to conduct any technical investigations.
(2) It will enable the acceleration of project timelines enabling the project to meet the contract requirement.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

30 May 2025 → 22 Jan 2026 · 5 dates

Planning notice published
30 May 2025, 13:20 BST
Next notice expected
30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST
Contract starts295 days ago
31 Dec 2025
Standstill ends294 days ago
31 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published273 days ago
22 Jan 2026, 16:11 GMT

Notice history

7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 May 2025

Pipeline notice published
30 May 2025, 13:20 BST
UK1
Transparency notice published
1 Oct 2025, 11:42 BST
UK5
Status changed to complete
1 Oct 2025, 11:42 BST
Procurement method changed
1 Oct 2025, 11:42 BST
Contract award notice published
18 Dec 2025, 13:48 GMT
UK6
Contract signature expected
5 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
22 Jan 2026, 16:11 GMT
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-05: 1 release · 30 May 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £448,3981 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 19 Jan 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
BUSCH (UK) LIMITEDMaintenance and Support to the Hypobaric Chamber19 Jan 2026 – 20 Jan 2029 · up to 20 Jan 2030Extensions: 1 year extension · Options: 1 year extension	£448,398	18 Dec 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · BUSCH (UK) LIMITED
Signed
19 Jan 2026
Value
£449,898
Period
20 Jan 2026 – 20 Jan 2029 · up to 20 Jan 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
1 year Option
Options
Decomissioning and validation.
4 agreed KPIs: Reporting · Responsiveness · Updating Documents …
- Reporting, The Contractor shall ensure completion of the Quarterly Progress Report as detailed within 3.2.9.2 of the Statement of Work (Schedule 2 Annex A) within ten (10) working days of the last working day of the reporting period.
- Responsiveness, The responsiveness of the Contractor to the call out procedure as detailed in the  Statement of Work Paragraph 3.3.
- Updating Documents, The Contractor to supply Technical Documentation including the Master Equipment Document Set in line with requirements detailed with paragraph  3.5.2 of the Statement of Work.
- Good Performance, The Contractor consistently performs, achieving Green, for KPIs 1-3 of this contract across the reporting year.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Equipment and Support

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PVRL-5831-GLMM MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Busch (UK) LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWYW-9582-JTRT Unit 8, Hayes Trading Estate, Halesowen, West Midlands, B63 2RRContact email, phone
Busch UK LtdAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01007314 Hortonwood 30-35 Telford, Shropshire, West Midlands, TF1 7YBContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender22 Jan 2026, 16:11 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender18 Dec 2025, 13:48 GMT
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender1 Oct 2025, 11:42 BST
Pipeline notice planningPipeline noticeUK1Pipeline notice on Find a Tender30 May 2025, 13:20 BST