Notice Information
Notice Title
Purchase of Consumable Items, Accessories and Equipment used for Non-Destructive Testing UK6
Notice Description
A pervious tender was published, twice. It was then agreed and approved to switch to Direct Award under PA23. A UK5 was published. Notice Number 2025/S 000-072590 Procedure ID ocds-h6vhtk-05ddd2 Notice Reference 2025-049904 There is an on-going requirement to purchase consumable items, accessories and equipment used for Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) within the UK MOD. This requirement was originally published in 2024, but has since been reviewed The requirement is provide goods for the NDT Community.
Procurement Information
There is a requirement to contract for the purchasing of consumables items, accessories and equipment used for non-destructive testing (NDTE). The DE&S Deca Managed Services Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence ("the Authority"), intend to award a 3-year contract, with 2 option years, to Central Management Catalogue Agency UK Ltd (CMCA), who are able to fulfil the requirement. The estimated value of the contract is PS750,000 excluding VAT (PS900,000 including VAT). CMCA are not an excludable supplier and are not on the Debarment list. The requirement was previously competed in 2024 under Public Contract Regulations 2015 with no compliant tenders. The same requirement was again competed under the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) in 2025 with no tender responses. The Authority has decided to switch the process from an Open Competition to a Direct Award Contract, due to no tenders being submitted, under Chapter 3, Paragraph 43(1) of the Procurement Act 2023, which states:- 43(1) A contracting authority may award a public contract directly to a supplier that is not an excluded supplier if-- a) the authority has invited suppliers to submit tenders as part of, or requests to participate in, a competitive tendering procedure in respect of the contract, b) it has not received any suitable tenders or requests in response, and c) it considers that award under section 19 is not possible in the circumstances. The Authority has conducted thorough due diligence on potential suppliers to meet the requirement and has determined that the aforementioned supplier is both suitable and compliant. The process undertaken involved a review of questionnaire responses following the second unsuccessful tender. Subsequently, the internal project team reached a consensus to approach three suppliers directly. As part of this internal process to identify the most appropriate suppliers capable of providing the majority of the required equipment, only one supplier responded to the request. CMCA has confirmed their ability to supply a portion of the required items and has expressed their willingness to collaborate with the Authority to fulfil the contractual requirements.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ddd2
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010282-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71632200 - Non-destructive testing services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £576,667 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 10 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 19 Feb 2026 - 18 Feb 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- DEFENCE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT
- Contact Name
- MST Procurement
- Contact Email
- des-deca-mst-procurement@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- FLINTSHIRE
- Postcode
- CH5 2LS
- Post Town
- 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
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010282-2026
5th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072590-2025
11th November 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072453-2025
10th November 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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