Scope
Reference
ACDECA027
Description
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a requirement to maintain a transportable X-Ray Cabin capability, for use by the Non-Destructive Testing [NDT] Teams of 71(IR) Sqn and 1710 NAS. Therefore, there is a requirement to procure a Servicing/Maintenance and call-out Repair capability for the X-Ray cabins, by the Air Commodities Delivery Team [ACDT], which is part of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) of the MOD.
The requirement is for the in-service support of nine transportable Radiographic Exposure (X-Ray) Cabins. This will include the on-site repair and annual servicing of the X-Ray cabins, including the provision of an annual Electrical Installation Report [to comply with electrical safety regulations BS 7671], the annual I-beam [max 100kg] inspection [in accordance with Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)] Report, and an annual Structural Assessment Report.
Total value (estimated)
- £552,000 excluding VAT
- £662,400 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 December 2025 to 29 November 2030
- Possible extension to 30 November 2032
- 7 years
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Engagement
Engagement deadline
9 May 2025
Engagement process description
To sustain the capability, MOD is exploring potential future solutions, that will underpin the defence and security of the UK in the future, and as such is issuing a Request for Information (RFI) to industry. The objective of the RFI is to understand the capacity and capability of the industrial base to support this capability requirement.
Please respond by emailing your copy of the RFI to des-deca-mst-procurement@mod.gov.uk.
Link to RFI form:
Project: 713026450 - X-Ray Cabins - PA 23
https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/toolkit/opportunity/current/59623/detail.si
Please send any queries about this market engagement exercise to: des-deca-mst-procurement@mod.gov.uk.
Please provide your response via the email provided in the RFI, responses will be accepted until 12:00 09/05/25. The Authority may decide to contact you directly to clarify any points raised in your response. If you require any further information, we invite you to submit final clarification questions no later than 25/04/25. We will respond by 02/05/25.
Where relevant and appropriate, this market engagement event may be followed by further engagement exercise which will be notified through normal channels (e.g. Defence Sourcing Portal, Find a Tender)
For the avoidance of doubt, this notice is not informing the market of an imminent procurement. All costs pertaining to the completion of this response are to be borne by the responders.
Please note, procurement dates and values in this notice are subject to governance and should not be viewed as a firm commitment. This RFI is purely to gain market knowledge and is not the launch of a new procurement. Pricing and timelines will be refined through market engagement, at this stage a cost of between £378,000 and £552,000 Ex VAT and a contract start date of between December 2025 and May 2026, is estimated.
Participation
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission
Publication date of tender notice (estimated)
26 September 2025
Contracting authority
DE&S Deca
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVRL-5831-GLMM
Welsh Road
Deeside
CH5 2LS
United Kingdom
Contact name: Georgia Jackson
Region: UKL23 - Flintshire and Wrexham
Organisation type: Public authority - central government