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715904490-UK1-BROADTAIL
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01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £12,432,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- No deadline statedThe source does not state a submission deadline.
- Published
- 4 Aug 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
The Protect Delivery Team within Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) is preparing to initiate a Competitive Flexible Procedure procurement for an online catalogue of Tactical High Access Climbing Equipment (THACE), training, maintenance and repair. The catalogue of products includes a diverse range of equipment, including but not limited to;
a. Ladders.
b. Hooks.
c. Anchors.
d. Surface Adherents.
e. Poles.
f. Ropes.
g. Slings.
h. Climbing Ancillaries.
i. Connectors.
j. Pulleys.
k. Lanyards.
l. Harnesses.
m. Ascenders.
n. Descenders.
o. Helmets.
p. Gloves.
q. Bags.
r. Tools.
s. Medical Equipment.
t. Personal Escape System (PES).
The contract is for five years with options to extend by an additional five years making the contract a maximum of ten years in duration. The expected spend over the full ten years is £14M (inc VAT).
Throughout the life of the contract the Authority may request that items are added or removed from the catalogue due to evolving nature of the requirement.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 80600000
- 37535290
- 75221000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
2 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 29 Jul 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 29 July 2026.
Release 071667-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 4 Aug 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 4 August 2026. The source does not state what changed.
Release 073811-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab)
05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- The source does not state a submission deadline.
06/ Questions
About this notice
07/ Related
Where to go next
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06d65f
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- tender · Open
- Framework
- Yes, as recorded by the source
- Last verified
- Sun 9 Aug 2026, 08:13 BST
- Read at
- Sun 18 Oct 2026, 21:47 BST
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