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| Source: | Find a Tender Service (FTS) |
| Notice Type: | Award notice |
| Buyer: | Defence Equipment and Support |
| Main Category: | Services |
| Procurement Method: | Direct award |
| Method Rationale: | The Air Enablers delivery team, part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (“the Authority”) intends to place a new contract with Busch (UK) Ltd for the maintenance and support of its Hypobaric Chambers. The duration of this contract is intended to be four (4) years, plus an additional four (4) individual one (1) year options. The Authority considers that the direct award justification in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 of the Procurement Act 2023 applies in the circumstances. Namely, in relation to the contract (a) due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the services required, and (b) there are no reasonable alternatives to those services. In particular, no economic operator aside from Busch (UK) Ltd is capable of supplying the necessary services to the Authority, owing to the fact that Busch (UK) Ltd has recently formally merged with the Design Organisation (“DO”), Vacuum Furnace Engineering (VFE). No supplier other than Busch (UK) Ltd would be able to deliver to the Authority’s level of requirements to ensure maintainability of the Equipment Contribution of Risk to Life Safety Case, without which there is no functioning Hypobaric Chamber. |
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All 4 notices for this procurement, oldest first.
Technical Maintenance and Support for the Hypobaric Chambers 2025
Maintenance and Support to the Hypobaric Chamber - Transparency notice
Maintenance and Support to the Hypobaric Chamber - Transparency notice
Maintenance and Support to the Hypobaric Chamber - Contract Details notice
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| Award value: | £900,000 |
| Award status: | Pending |
The technical maintenance and support to the Hypobaric Chamber system, with the contractor performing Design Organisation responsibilites.
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| Estimated Value (ex. VAT): | Not specified |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2025 |
| Application Deadline: | — |
| Contract Start Date: | — |
| Contract End Date: | — |
| Contract Duration: | NaN years |
| Procurement ID (OCID): | ocds-h6vhtk-0529ba |
| Notice Reference: | 061241-2025 |