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title: "The Repair and Calibration of General Purpose Testing & Measuring Equipment (GPTME)"
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# The Repair and Calibration of General Purpose Testing & Measuring Equipment (GPTME)

Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-03ce92

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## Summary

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a 3-year Framework Agreement to DM Systems Group Limited for the Repair and Calibration of General Purpose Testing & Measuring Equipment (GPTME). This contract, valued at approximately £8,678,120, covers services classified under CPV 50433000 (Calibration services) and additional maintenance and repair services. The selected procurement method was restricted, ensuring a selective approach to choosing the supplier. Key locations include Babcock Land Defence Limited, Building B15, MOD Donnington, UKG21 region. The contract was awarded on 14th August 2024, following initial publication on 23rd May 2023.

This tender presents significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in calibration and repair services, particularly those adept in handling various testing and measuring equipment used within the defence sector. Businesses with strong technical capabilities and a workforce skilled in advanced electronic and mechanical calibrations would find this contract particularly suited to their strengths. Given the fragmented nature of the contract into multiple lots covering specialized equipment categories such as oscilloscopes, signal generators, and insulation testers, enterprises that possess versatility and breadth in service offerings could benefit extensively from participating in this framework agreement.

## Notice

The Ministry of Defence (the Authority), has awarded a 3-year Framework Agreement to DM Systems Group Limited, for the Calibration & Repair of General- Purpose Testing and Measuring Equipment (GPTME) currently in service in the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), as advertised under Contract Notice 2023/S 000-014611 dated 23/05/2023. DM Systems Group limited has been awarded the following Lots: Lot 1 - The Repair and Calibration of Amplifiers, Attenuators & Filters, Bridges & Calibrators, EMC, ESD, Probes & Radiological, Logic & Network Analysers Lot 2 - The Calibration and Repair of Oscilloscopes, Pulse Generators & Timers, Frequency, Modulation Meters, Directional Couplers & Power, Signal Analysers, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analysers & Waveform Analyser Lot 3 - The Calibration and Repair of Insulation testers, Potentiometers, RCD & Portable Appliance testers, Clamps & Multimeters, Capacitance, Resistance Meters & Voltage Standards Lot 4 - The Repair and Calibration of Distortion meters, Measuring Receiver, Radio Test Sets & Antenna Lot 7 - The Repair and Calibration of Dimensional, Force & hardness, Torque and Pressure Items Lot 8 - The Repair and Calibration of Acoustics, Synchro Test Set, Humidity & Temperature and Tachometer Items The Authority reserves the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award. Please note, this notice announces a Contract Award for the purposes of transparency only and is not a request for expressions of interest. Please note, Babcock Land Defence Limited is acting as agent on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, in the first instance interested parties may contact Babcock with queries relating to this procurement.

### Lot Information

The Repair and Calibration of Amplifiers, Attenuators & Filters, Bridges & Calibrators, EMC, ESD, Probes & Radiological, Logic & Network Analysers

The Repair and Calibration of Amplifiers, Attenuators & Filters, Bridges & Calibrators, EMC, ESD, Probes & Radiological, Logic & Network Analysers. Quantity or scope: Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are: Amplifiers, Attenuators & Filters (49 items) 5996015111122 6625997791580 5996014926274 5985011908134 5985014718343 5985992842902 5985012840006 NIVDEC/0580 Bridges & Calibrators (78 items) 6625993708292 6625995737940 EMC, ESD, Probes &Radiological (125 items) 6625123512810 6625151784300 6625992132857 Logic & Network Analysers (161 items) 6625992608201 6625999085747 6625990220103 These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender. Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

The Calibration and Repair of Oscilloscopes, Pulse Generators & Timers, Frequency, Modulation Meters, Directional Couplers & Power, Signal Analysers, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analysers & Waveform Analysers

The Calibration and Repair of Oscilloscopes, Pulse Generators & Timers, Frequency, Modulation Meters, Directional Couplers & Power, Signal Analysers, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analysers & Waveform Analysers. Quantity or scope: Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are: Oscilloscopes, Pulse Generators & Timers (71 items) 6625993540651 6625997086692 6625992257724 Frequency, Modulation Meters, Directional Couplers & Power (271) 6625991665497 6625997864628 6625993376164 6625995100601 Signal Analysers, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analysers, Signal Generators, Spectrum Analysers & Waveform Analysers (217) 6625991100875 6625993032142 6625991803636 These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender. Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

The Calibration and Repair of Insulation testers, Potentiometers, RCD & Portable Appliance testers, Clamps & Multimeters, Capacitance, Resistance Meters & Voltage Standards

The Calibration and Repair of Insulation testers, Potentiometers, RCD & Portable Appliance testers, Clamps & Multimeters, Capacitance, Resistance Meters & Voltage Standards. Quantity or scope: Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are: Insulation testers, Potentiometers, RCD & Portable Appliance Testers (85 items) 6625997803623 6625999583620 6625991636019 6150993784707 Clamps & Multimeters (208) 6625993443879 6625997971999 6625991510786 Capacitance, Resistance Meters & Voltage Standards (87 items) 5985999444320 5905994629094 6625991558692 6625991057213 These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender. Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

The Repair and Calibration of Distortion meters, Measuring Receiver, Radio Test Sets & Antenna

The Repair and Calibration of Distortion meters, Measuring Receiver, Radio Test Sets & Antenna. Quantity or scope: Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are: Distortion Meters, Measuring Receiver, Radio test Set & Antenna (243) 5935996496668 6625014406313 6625994103797 6625996639008 These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender. Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

The Calibration and Repair of Fibre Optics and Optical items

The Calibration and Repair of Fibre Optics and Optical items. Quantity or scope: Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are: Fibre Optics (140) 6625992775742 6625993928571 6625992872260 6625995513257 Optical (102) 4920996280736 6635998000464 6650992128573 6695991396694 These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender. Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT. Additional information: .

The Repair and Calibration of Accelerometery, Chemical, Flow and Ultrasonic Items

The Repair and Calibration of Accelerometery, Chemical, Flow and Ultrasonic Items. Quantity or scope: Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are: Accelerometery (93 Items) 4920991079584 4920991191576 4920992220074 4920991191576 Chemical (67 items) 1680995986300 6665996133897 6665996675938 Flow (43 items) 1660992248343 6685997492719 6685997492720 1660991106743 Ultrasonics (5) 6635998637648 6635992536705 6665997667754 NIVDEC/0772 6680993974405 These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender. Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

the Repair and Calibration of Dimensional, Force & hardness, Torque and Pressure Items

the Repair and Calibration of Dimensional, Force & hardness, Torque and Pressure Items. Quantity or scope: Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are: Dimensional (190 items) 6635997164855 5220995731567 5210991370569 5210991309172 Force & Hardness (59 items) 4910992017528 6635001878845 6635991272326 6635995711724 6635998311831 Torque (96 items) 5120123623258 5120123622890 6620145405079 5120123623163 5120123623255 Pressure (200 items) 6695996600110 6635996487537 6695999252973 5995998941353 6695991549857 6625995817028 These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender. Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

the Repair and Calibration of Acoustics, Synchro Test Set, Humidity & Temperature and Tachometer Items

the Repair and Calibration of Acoustics, Synchro Test Set, Humidity & Temperature and Tachometer Items. Quantity or scope: Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are: Acoustics (67 items) 6625997308267 6625999250671 5995991604568 5935994029575 5835995413950 6625993506713 6625992710527 Synchro test Set (13 items) 6625992509483 5995998050333 5995998050334 6625992507355 5995992537293 5995998050345 6625992237677 6625014194874 6625997879024 6625997968235 6625991924109 6625011030801 6625994095074 Humidity & Temperature (103 items) 6685991826105 5963994029426 6685991826105 6685015880672 4920014786322 6685999874946 Tachometer (8 items) 4920997149419 6680996659089 6680998704551 6680999447883 NIVDEC/0378 NIV 2990995731453 These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender. Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

The repair & Calibration of Mass & Mass (On Site Calibration) Items

The repair & Calibration of Mass & Mass (On Site Calibration) Items. Quantity or scope: Representative samples of the NSN's contained within this lot are: Mass (96 Items) 6625993405150 6670015021942 6670995532913 6670995751017 6670998679652 6670992694381 6670992441191 Mass (On Site Calibration) (348 Items) 6670997673813 6670991381204 6670991381204 6670995492071 6685997214674 These are sample NSN's only, more detailed lists will be shared in the ITT phase of this tender. Babcock Land Defence Ltd reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the contract post award and make amendments to the NSN list prior to ITT.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026851-2024 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Restricted |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Aug 2024 |
| Submission deadline | 5 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 13 Aug 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | £10,429,550 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £8,678,120 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Active |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE |
| Locality | TELFORD |
| Post town | Telford |
| Postcode | TF2 8JT |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG21 Telford and Wrekin |
| Local authority | Telford and Wrekin |
| Electoral ward | Donnington |
| Westminster constituency | The Wrekin |
| Delivery location | TLG21 Telford and Wrekin |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | DM SYSTEMS GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services

### Codes

- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 50433000 - Calibration services
- 50600000 - Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials

## Release History

- 22 Aug 2024 at 12:55 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/026851-2024
- 23 May 2023 at 10:39 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014611-2023

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