Find a TenderAwarded without competitionContract details notice

Published 28 Jul 2025, 11:07 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Purchase of a Large Telehandler

Official notice

Authority: Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Central government)

Direct awardSME suitable

Sectors: Industrial machinery (42) Delivery: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)

+6 more

East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)South West (UKK)

Awarded value£232,000published award · exc. VAT

Awarded 2 Sept 2025no call for competition

Awarded to T. H. White Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Purchase of a single large construction telehandler to assist with operations.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1AwardedSME

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South WestEligibility: SME eligible

42415100 Lifting trucks 42418900 Loading or handling machinery

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Direct award
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
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: 28 Jul 2025, 11:07 BST
Last source update: 2 Oct 2025, 09:27 BST
Authority reference: PA0000002739
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-061534
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area: North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+1 more
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0566ce Find a Tender

Why no open competition: Switching Direct Award
Published justification: No compliant bids received in response to competitive tender exercise.

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

11 Sept 2025 → 2 Oct 2025 · 2 dates

Standstill ends
11 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice published389 days ago
2 Oct 2025, 09:27 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jul 2025

Transparency notice published
28 Jul 2025, 11:07 BST
UK5
Contract award notice published
2 Sept 2025, 14:16 BST
UK6
Contract signature expected
15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
scheduled
Contract details notice published
2 Oct 2025, 09:27 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £232,0001 award exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 1 Oct 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
T. H. White Limited15 Sept 2025 – 20 Feb 2026	£232,000	2 Sept 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · T. H. White Limited
Signed
1 Oct 2025
Value
£232,000
Period
2 Oct 2025 – 30 Mar 2026
Status
active
No agreed KPIs: Delivery of goods only with minimum quality criteria set.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDDM-1961-MTLN Porton Down, Salisbury, South West, SP4 0JQContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

T. H. WHITE LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00519868GB-PPON: PRXB-9945-BWXD Nursteed Road, Wiltshire, South West, SN10 3EAContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender2 Oct 2025, 09:27 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender2 Sept 2025, 14:16 BST
Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender28 Jul 2025, 11:07 BST