Award

Equipment Cabinets and Enclosures

DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY

This public procurement record has 4 releases in its history.

Award

25 Sep 2025 at 07:54

Award

20 Aug 2025 at 10:58

Tender

17 Apr 2025 at 10:28

Planning

17 Apr 2025 at 07:36

Summary of the contracting process

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), headquartered at Porton Down, Salisbury, conducted a selective procurement process for designing, assembling, and supplying Equipment Cabinets and Enclosures tailored for the UK Ministry of Defence. The contract involves building 31U high 19-inch equipment cabinets and related components to meet specific defence standards. The procurement process, identified under OCID ocds-h6vhtk-050470, has progressed through its completion stages with the award status recorded as "active". The procurement method employed was a competitive flexible procedure for goods within the defence security regime, and the contract commenced on 17th September 2025, running until 31st October 2028. The awarded contract, valued at £1,649,818 (excl. VAT), concluded with Steatite Limited as the supplier.

This tender provides lucrative opportunities for businesses specialising in electrometrical equipment, particularly those adept at meeting stringent defence standards. Companies with a robust track record in producing bespoke cabinets and enclosures, including those with experience in conducting EMC and environmental testing, are well-suited to participate in such contracts. SMEs were encouraged to express interest, highlighting a broad scope for competitive engagement despite being up against larger corporations. Firms with competencies in both the procurement of technical goods and the provision of associated services stand to benefit significantly from such defence-oriented contracts, facilitating considerable business growth through strategic partnerships with a public authority like Dstl.

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Notice Title

Equipment Cabinets and Enclosures

Notice Description

Dstl has a requirement for the design, assembly and supply of a number of a 31U high 19 inch equipment cabinets, each containing seven electronic enclosures, and separately a Human Computer Interface (HCI), all built to a defined specification that will be provided with the full SOR. The cabinet and enclosures are intended for use by the MOD and are to be designed to meet defence standards in accordance with DEFSTAN 08-107 Iss3. The equipment shall be designed to meet environmental criteria and will need to be subjected to EMC and environmental testing (temperature & vibration) in accordance with DEFSTAN 59-411 and 08-123. The internal enclosures will consist of five custom electronic enclosures each with a design provided by Dstl but for the supplier to design the mechanical layout and wiring assembly arrangements; space for a 9U processing chassis provided by Dstl; and a chilled water heat exchanger. The cabinet will need to be designed for two modes for cooling the equipment to account for the different environments that the system can be operated in. Either air cooled - air flows into and out of the cabinet therefore expelling wild heat into the surrounding area. Or chilled water cooling - air recirculates inside the cabinet to cool the enclosures, but heat is taken out of the cabinet by chilled water heat exchangers.

Planning Information

One supplier contacted to help identifysuppliers that may be able to supply the goods and services require

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-050470
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059487-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Planning, Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Goods
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
SME
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting


CPV Codes

31720000 - Electromechanical equipment

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,500,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
£1,649,818 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
£1,649,818 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20255 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
17 Apr 2025Expired
Award Date
17 Aug 20256 months ago
Contract Period
16 Sep 2025 - 31 Oct 2028 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
sp3_commercial_team@dstl.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SALISBURY
Postcode
SP4 0JQ
Post Town
Salisbury
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK72 Wiltshire
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Wiltshire
Electoral Ward
Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley
Westminster Constituency
Salisbury

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

STEATITE

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