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title: "Water Cooled Enclosures for Type 26 Frigates"
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# Water Cooled Enclosures for Type 26 Frigates

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/water-cooled-enclosures-for-type-26-frigates-ocds-h6vhtk-029515). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence, Strategic Command Commercial, Defence Intelligence: "Water Cooled Enclosures for Type 26 Frigates". Published status: active. Published Value: £1,100,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Mar 2021, 17:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence, Strategic Command Commercial, Defence Intelligence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/strategic-command-gov-ot1454)
- **Published Value:** £1,100,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 9 March 2021 at 17:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Computer storage units
- **Delivery Location:** UKK1
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/water-cooled-enclosures-for-type-26-frigates-ocds-h6vhtk-029515#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-029515`

## 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/water-cooled-enclosures-for-type-26-frigates-ocds-h6vhtk-029515#tl-md)

## Description
MOD Defence Digital Platform Services will be inviting bids for the provision of water-cooled enclosures to house the OpNET Communication and Information System server nodes on-board the Type 26 Frigates.  The Authority is seeking an external partner to design, qualify, manufacture and deliver a water-cooled enclosure solution to support the installation of OpNET into the three Batch 1 Type 26 Frigates.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 30233100
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £1,000,000
- **Description:** The design of the Batch 1 Type 26 Frigate requires enclosures to securely house OpNET CIS servers within defined parameters for space, weight, power and wild heat.  This task is for the design, qualification and manufacture of a suitable water-cooled...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003501-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-22T18:24:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T21:44:45.446Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-029515