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REQUEST FOR INFORMATION DCTO D4 Autonomous MASS systems and VTE Framework.

Buyer: Ministry of Defence →

BuyerMinistry of Defence
Statusplanning
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published29 Sept 2025

What is being bought

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION DCTO D4 Autonomous MASS systems and VTE Framework - Please see documentation at link provided

Categories

Test and evaluation of military vehicles 73433000Test and evaluation of warships 73434000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanning
Contract periodFrom 14 Oct 2025 to 14 Oct 2025

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Test and evaluation of military vehicles, Test and evaluation of warshipsNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 73. The category anchor is Test and evaluation of military vehicles (73433000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 731,2403 median · 30.8 average (289 of 1,240 with a bid count)2.7 average (319 of 1,240 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer14Not publishedNot publishedNot published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
Please see documentation at this link for full details: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/98a75ba4-66e5-4b6d-aeaf-c17ff973adeeengagement13 Oct 2025scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05a409
Latest release ID060501-2025
Latest release timestampMon Sep 29 2025 12:39:48 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanning
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdNo
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
29 Sept 2025planning060501-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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