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title: "Equipment Cabinets and Enclosures"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-050470"
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buyer: "DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY"
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# Equipment Cabinets and Enclosures

Buyer: DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-050470

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059487-2025 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Planning, Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 25 Sep 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 17 Apr 2025 |
| Award date | 17 Aug 2025 |
| Contract period | 16 Sep 2025 - 31 Oct 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,500,000 |
| Lots value | £1,500,000 |
| Awards value | £1,649,818 |
| Contracts value | £1,649,818 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY |
| Locality | SALISBURY |
| Post town | Salisbury |
| Postcode | SP4 0JQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK72 Wiltshire |
| Local authority | Wiltshire |
| Electoral ward | Winterslow & Upper Bourne Valley |
| Westminster constituency | Salisbury |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | STEATITE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

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

### Codes

- 31720000 - Electromechanical equipment

## Release History

- 25 Sep 2025 at 07:54 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059487-2025
- 20 Aug 2025 at 10:58 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050125-2025
- 17 Apr 2025 at 10:28 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015834-2025
- 17 Apr 2025 at 07:36 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015726-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059487-2025
  25th September 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050125-2025
  20th August 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015834-2025
  17th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015726-2025
  17th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=59741
- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/defence-science-and-technology-laborator
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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