Official UK procurement notice
UK4 - Tender Notice · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
Sectors: Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories (37) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£8,500,000≈ £2.8m / year · £10,200,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 21 Nov 2025awarded 15 Dec 2025
Awarded to Brigantes Consulting Limited
Contract term 3 yrsends 11 Dec 2028 · up to 11 Dec 2029 with extensions · starts 12 Dec 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis requirement is for the provision of Extreme Cold Weather (ECW) Clothing and Equipment for Field Army and Joint Aviation Command. Items required include, but are not limited to, base layers, jackets, trousers, gloves and hats.
To note, the total contract value for this requirement includes a £4M Limit of Liability that is currently unfunded and subject to change.
- No preliminary market engagement: Mature supply market, publication of original Pipeline Notice generated multiple Expressions of Interest.
CPV: Arctic clothing and equipment
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£8,500,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
- Economic & financial standing
As per PSQ
- Technical & professional ability
As per PSQ
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
- Compliancy against a set of minimum technical specifications
- Lowest Price
Conditions of participation2
- Economic & financial standing
As per PSQ
- Technical & professional ability
As per PSQ
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- 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
- 27 Oct 2025, 16:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Jun 2026, 14:18 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
714896451A- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-068730- Latest notice
- Contract performance notice (UK9)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d4a5Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Defence Sourcing Portal · Who buys & how to bid on MOD DSP
Access & registration note: Free · registration requires an NCAGE code — obtain in advance · before you can bid: NCAGE
- Submission deadline
- 21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
All bids must be submitted through the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) - contracts.mod.uk ↗
Timeline
27 Oct 2025 → 25 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published360 days ago27 Oct 2025, 16:57 GMT
- Clarification questions by349 days ago7 Nov 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline335 days ago21 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by324 days ago1 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts314 days ago12 Dec 2025
- Assessment summaries sent311 days ago15 Dec 2025
- Standstill ends301 days ago24 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published119 days ago25 Jun 2026, 14:18 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Oct 2025- Tender notice published27 Oct 2025, 16:57 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Dec 2025, 16:53 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Dec 2025, 16:53 GMT
- Contract signature expected29 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published15 Jan 2026, 12:30 GMTUK7
- Contract performance notice published25 Jun 2026, 14:18 BSTUK9
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-10: 1 release · 27 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £8,500,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 66 from SMEs
Named bidders 6published on the award notice
Contracts signed 1latest 9 Jan 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigantes Consulting LimitedSME30 Dec 2025 – 29 Dec 2028 · up to 29 Dec 2029Extensions: One year or part thereof | £8,500,000 | 15 Dec 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Brigantes Consulting LimitedSME
- Signed
- 9 Jan 2026
- Value
- £8,500,000
- Period
- 12 Jan 2026 – 11 Jan 2029 · up to 11 Jan 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 year or part thereof
2 agreed KPIs: On-Time Delivery of Business-critical Goods · Service Delivery
- On-Time Delivery of Business-critical Goods, All orders placed with the contractor delivered within 24hrs of delivery date agreed with the contractor.
- Service Delivery, All items delivered to the defined standards and quality at Schedule 2 - Annex A (Statement of Requirement) and Appendix 1
- Good - performance is meeting or exceeding the KPI On-Time Delivery of Business-Critical Items · to 31 Mar 2026
- Good - performance is meeting or exceeding the KPI Service Delivery · to 31 Mar 2026
- Other - performance cannot be rated good, approaching target, requires improvement or inadequate N/A · to 31 Mar 2026
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6final-stage tenders | 6 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- did not winLevel Peaks Associates LtdSME · West Midlands
- did not winIlasco Limited · Scotland
- did not winPrecision Technic Defence LtdSME · West Midlands
- did not winFlamepro Global Ltd · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winBCB International Ltd · Wales (Cymru)
- wonBrigantes Consulting LimitedSME · South West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
6 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- BCB International LtdBidder / tenderer
- Brigantes Consulting LimitedAwarded supplier
- Flamepro Global LtdBidder / tenderer
- Ilasco LimitedBidder / tenderer
- Level Peaks Associates LtdBidder / tenderer
- Precision Technic Defence LtdBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Signed contract
- Bidding documents and specifications Tender Documents
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract performance notice Contract performance notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender