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OpenStage · tender

Defence Equipment and Support

715904490-UK1-BROADTAIL

Government ServicesCPV 80600000
Value£12.4m
Deadline
Published4 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
bruce.bawden101@mod.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
Open the submissions portal

PSQ responses to be submitted to the Authority via the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) by the 14/09/2026. Responses via any of medium will not be accepted. Link to the PSQ: https://contracts.mod.uk/go/10293102019FCD0F9F51 Link to Opportunity Notice: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61361

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Contract value in context
£12.4mtotal contract value
median £400k
this tender£0£22.3m

This is a large award for Government & Public Administration — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,438 valued Government & Public Administration tenders in our corpus.

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Defence Equipment and Support has published 3 Government & Public Administration notices, about every 41 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around April 2028.

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The brief

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.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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The Protect Delivery Team within Defence Equipment

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.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d65f
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
073811-2026
View the original notice on Find a Tender

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