Notice Information
Notice Title
Maintenance and Support to the Hypobaric Chamber - Contract Details notice
Notice Description
The technical maintenance and support to the Hypobaric Chamber system, with the contractor performing Design Organisation responsibilites.
Procurement Information
Single Source contracting through the extant contractor VFE based on technical grounds. (1) DO and de facto Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) service provision is already accepted and supplied under the existing contract without the requirement to conduct any technical investigations. (2) It will enable the acceleration of project timelines enabling the project to meet the contract requirement.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0529ba
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005926-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50530000 - Repair and maintenance services of machinery
50531000 - Repair and maintenance services for non-electrical machinery
50660000 - Repair and maintenance services of military electronic systems
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,500,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £448,398 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £449,898 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Jun 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 1 Oct 20254 months ago
- Contract Period
- 20 Jan 2026 - 20 Jan 2029 3-4 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
- Contact Name
- Joshua McNeill
- Contact Email
- example.example@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8JH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005926-2026
22nd January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084410-2025
18th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/061241-2025
1st October 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/028787-2025
30th May 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
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