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X-Ray Cabins - PA 23

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11 Apr 2025 at 10:10

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Ministry of Defence (MOD), represented by Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) Deca, has initiated a procurement process titled "X-Ray Cabins - PA 23", focusing on the maintenance and repair of transportable X-Ray Cabin capabilities. The procurement, classified under the services category, is in the planning stage, with key dates including a response deadline of 9 May 2025 and a clarification questions deadline of 25 April 2025. The procurement involves thorough market engagement to gather information about potential suppliers, indicated by the preliminary market engagement notice published on 11 April 2025. The project, located in the United Kingdom, aims to understand industry capacity to support MOD's non-destructive testing teams, with an estimated contract value between £378,000 and £552,000 (excluding VAT).

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses specialising in repair and maintenance services, particularly those with experience in radiographic equipment and compliance with safety regulations. SMEs are encouraged to participate, as the procurement process seeks organisations that can provide annual servicing, on-site repairs, and detailed compliance reports for electrical installations and structural assessments. Companies adept in servicing transportable X-Ray cabins, and with capabilities in non-destructive testing, will find this procurement a valuable opportunity for business growth and long-term collaboration with MOD, with the contract period expected to commence in December 2025 and run until November 2030, with possible extensions up to 2032.

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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.

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/014518-2025
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50000000 - Repair and maintenance services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£552,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
11 Apr 202510 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
26 Sep 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Dec 2025 - 29 Nov 2030 4-5 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Planning
Lots Status
Planning
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
MISSING
Additional Buyers

DE&S DECA

Contact Name
Georgia Jackson
Contact Email
des-deca-mst-procurement@mod.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
DEESIDE
Postcode
N/A
Post Town
Chester
Country
Not specified
Major Region (ITL 1)
Not specified
Basic Region (ITL 2)
Not specified
Small Region (ITL 3)
Not specified
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Not specified
Electoral Ward
Not specified
Westminster Constituency
Not specified

Further Information

Notice Documents

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