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# Procurement of 500x Palletised Loading System (PLS) Platforms with an option to increase and extend contract quantity and duration

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-500x-palletised-loading-system-pls-platforms-with-an-option-to-increase-and-ocds-h6vhtk-03ee1e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Procurement of 500x Palletised Loading System (PLS) Platforms with an option to increase and extend contract quantity and duration". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Flatbed and Tipper trucks
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32009L0081
- **Awarded Value:** £350,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03ee1e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/procurement-of-500x-palletised-loading-system-pls-platforms-with-an-option-to-increase-and-ocds-h6vhtk-03ee1e#tl-md)

## Description
Estimated value excluding VAT: Range £250m and £350m Ex VAT covering the procurement of 500x platforms across FY23/24. It is estimated that the contract for the 500x platforms will total between £250m - £350m. This may increase by further platforms to fulfil the total Land Fleet Requirement of 1827 platforms and therefore have an increased potential total value of up to £1Bn. This option is only relevant if contractual options are invoked, noting that the Authority has no obligation to do so. Any future procurements would be subject to separate Business Case approval.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** Not published

- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The contract will be for the purchase of 500 x PLS Platforms to the contracting authority and will contain options for purchasing additional quantities of PLS Platforms. This contract will cover the procurement of PLS Platforms to mitigate shortfalls...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 023159-2023-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV)**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-76365`
  - Value: £350,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 023159-2023-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £350,000,000
  - Signed Date: 03/08/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023159-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-08-08T23:57:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:58:13.089Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03ee1e