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X-Ray Cabins - PA 23

Defence Equipment and Support

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

29 Sep 2026 at 13:14

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

13 Aug 2026 at 14:13

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

10 Jun 2026 at 13:58

UK4 - Tender Notice
Planning

11 Apr 2025 at 11:10

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Defence Equipment and Support, within the Ministry of Defence, bought servicing, maintenance and call-out repairs for nine transportable X-ray cabins used by the Non-Destructive Testing teams of 71(IR) Squadron and 1710 Naval Air Squadron. The work supports the cabins’ continued use for radiographic testing and covers on-site repairs and annual servicing. It also requires an annual electrical installation report to BS 7671 electrical safety standards, an inspection report for I-beams up to 100 kg under LOLER, and an annual structural assessment report. This is specialist maintenance and repair work for transportable X-ray facilities, combining electrical safety checks, lifting-equipment inspection and structural assessment. Delivery is across the United Kingdom.

The procurement is complete and was awarded to Hoists and Cranes UK Ltd. The award was made on 13 August 2026, and the contract was signed on 29 September 2026. The signed contract is valued at £1,020,000 excluding VAT (£1,200,000 including VAT). Its stated term runs from 29 September 2026 to 28 September 2028, with five optional one-year extensions, giving a maximum extent to 28 September 2033. The earlier tender estimated £1,024,000 excluding VAT; the awarded contract value is £1,020,000 excluding VAT. The buyer used an open procedure. Price and technical quality each carried 50% of the award weighting. The stated technical selection requirement was ISO 9001:2015. The procurement was a single lot, marked as suitable for SMEs.

This award shows continuing Ministry of Defence demand for in-service support of a small fleet of transportable radiographic X-ray cabins, rather than a purchase of new equipment. A credible competitor would need to deliver responsive on-site repairs and planned annual maintenance across the UK, and produce the required electrical installation, lifting-equipment and structural assessment reports. The named standards and obligations indicate that demonstrable quality-management capability, including ISO 9001:2015, and competence with BS 7671 and LOLER requirements are important to competing for this work. Suppliers also need the capacity to support nine cabins serving defence non-destructive testing teams, combining maintenance response with recurring inspections and documented assurance. The evaluation balanced technical quality equally with price, so delivery capability and quality evidence mattered alongside competitive pricing.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

X-Ray Cabins - PA 23

Notice Description

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a requirement to maintain a transportable X-Ray Cabin capability, for use by the Non-Destructive Testing [NDT] Teams of 71(IR) Sqn and 1710 NAS. Therefore, there is a requirement to procure a Servicing/Maintenance and call-out Repair capability for the X-Ray cabins, by the Air Commodities Delivery Team [ACDT], which is part of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) of the MOD. The requirement is for the in-service support of nine transportable Radiographic Exposure (X-Ray) Cabins. This will include the on-site repair and annual servicing of the X-Ray cabins, including the provision of an annual Electrical Installation Report [to comply with electrical safety regulations BS 7671], the annual I-beam [max 100kg] inspection [in accordance with Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)] Report, and an annual Structural Assessment Report.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: 5 option years in 1 year intevals

Renewal: 5 option years in 1 year intevals

Planning Information

To sustain the capability, MOD is exploring potential future solutions, that will underpin the defence and security of the UK in the future, and as such is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to industry. The objective of the RFI is to understand the capacity and capability of the industrial base to support this capability requirement. Please respond by emailing your copy of the RFI to des-deca-mst-procurement@mod.gov.uk. Link to RFI form: Project: 713026450 - X-Ray Cabins - PA 23 https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/toolkit/opportunity/current/59623/detail.si Please send any queries about this market engagement exercise to: des-deca-mst-procurement@mod.gov.uk. Please provide your response via the email provided in the RFI, responses will be accepted until 12:00 09/05/25. The Authority may decide to contact you directly to clarify any points raised in your response. If you require any further information, we invite you to submit final clarification questions no later than 25/04/25. We will respond by 02/05/25. Where relevant and appropriate, this market engagement event may be followed by further engagement exercise which will be notified through normal channels (e.g. Defence Sourcing Portal, Find a Tender) For the avoidance of doubt, this notice is not informing the market of an imminent procurement. All costs pertaining to the completion of this response are to be borne by the responders. Please note, procurement dates and values in this notice are subject to governance and should not be viewed as a firm commitment. This RFI is purely to gain market knowledge and is not the launch of a new procurement. Pricing and timelines will be refined through market engagement, at this stage a cost of between £378,000 and £552,000 Ex VAT and a contract start date of between December 2025 and May 2026, is estimated.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050136
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091868-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

CPV Codes

44211100 - Modular and portable buildings

71632200 - Non-destructive testing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,024,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,024,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,020,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,020,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
29 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
20 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
26 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
13 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
29 Sep 2026 - 28 Sep 2028 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Defence Equipment and Support
Additional Buyers

DE&S Deca

Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DEESIDE
Postcode
CH5 2LS
Postcode Area
Chester
Country
Wales
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL34 Flintshire and Wrexham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Flintshire
Electoral Ward
Queensferry and Sealand
Westminster Constituency
Alyn and Deeside

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Hoists and Cranes UK Ltd

Further Information

Notice Documents

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