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Installation, Maintenance and Modification of Police Vehicles - UK5

  • Ministry of Defence

UK5: Transparency notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-052375

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059039

Published 29 August 2025, 11:29am



Scope

Reference

715387450

Description

Installation (Commissioning & Decommissing) , Maintenance and Modification of Police Vehicles, which includes Public Warning Systems, Communications Systems, Ancillaries and Specialist Equipment.


Contract 1. Installation, Maintenance and Modification of Police Vehicles

Supplier

Contract value

  • £225,000 excluding VAT
  • £270,000 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Earliest date the contract will be signed

31 October 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2028
  • Possible extension to 30 November 2029
  • 4 years

Description of possible extension:

1 X year , or part thereof

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 50630000 - Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles

Contract locations

  • UK - United Kingdom

Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Procedure

Procedure type

Direct award

Special regime

Defence and security

Direct award justification

  • Single supplier - intellectual property or exclusive rights
  • Single supplier - technical reasons
  • Defence and security - necessary to enhance or maintain operational capability, effectiveness, readiness for action, safety or security of the armed forces

The requirement fits within the Defence and Security Contract (D&SC) Regime of Procurement Act 2023, Part 1, Section 7 (1) (a) military equipment, (b) sensitive equipment, (c) goods, services or works necessary for the development, production, maintenance or decommissioning of military equipment or sensitive equipment, & (f) sensitive services or sensitive works.

The current Fleet contains proprietary equipment to the proposed Supplier - Schedule 5, section 5 (a) & (b).

It would not be practical or an efficient way of working to remove any equipment prior to and subsequent to any works tasked under this contract - Schedule 5, section 6 (a) & (b). It is also required to keep Fleet Standardisation, interoperability and compatibility.

Schedule 5, section 20 (a), (b) & (c) applies - MOD is a defence authority; the contract will be a defence and security contract by virtue of Part 1, Section 7 (1) (a), (b), (c) & (f); and, it is necessary for the contract to be awarded directly in order to enhance or maintain the operational capability, effectiveness, readiness for action of specific element of the armed forces.


Supplier

VTS INSTALLATIONS LIMITED

  • Companies House: 10638098

Unit 4, Wensden Buildings, Charlton Road, Banbury

Oxford

OX17 3AL

United Kingdom

Region: UKF24 - West Northamptonshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): Yes

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. Installation, Maintenance and Modification of Police Vehicles


Contracting authority

Ministry of Defence

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Monxton Road

Andover

SP11 8HT

United Kingdom

Region: UKJ36 - Central Hampshire

Organisation type: Public authority - central government