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Provision of Close Quarter Combat systems - RFI/PME

Construction MaterialsCPV 44211100 45214800 45216200 80610000

ValueFive to seven figures (from 18 previous notices)

Deadline8 Oct 2026

Published22 Sept 2026

RegionSouth East

Timeline

Published 22 Sept 202615 days leftCloses 8 Oct 2026

When this comes round again

Ministry of Defence's Construction Materials & Structures cycle is past due — it ran about every 3 months across 30 notices, and the door is open now. It may re-tender at any time.

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The brief

This request for Information / Preliminary Market Engagement document is for two modular Close Quarter Combat (CQC) training systems for installation within existing training infrastructure.

The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

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This request for Information / Preliminary Market Engagement document is for two modular Close Quarter Combat (CQC) training systems for installation within existing training infrastructure.

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10–22 daysof bid-team effort

£6.8k–£15.1kat typical UK bid-team rates

Compressed window — start the same week

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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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