DM/00184 - Metal Laundry VTN
Details
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence
- Supplier(s)
- Metalwash Ltd
- Value
- £960,000
- Topic
- Repair and maintenance services of weapon systems
- Published
- 17 January 2025
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The scope of this contract is: 1.1 Provision of equipment – The contractor is required to provide the necessary machinery for Paint Stripping, Degreasing and Phosphating of guns/gun parts, as part of the Metal Laundry capability at DM Gosport (GOS). 1.2 Servicing and maintenance of machines – The contractor is required to conduct routine servicing and maintenance to the machinery supplied, and to respond and resolve any breakdowns of the machinery. 1.3 Chemical Supply, testing and disposal – The contractor is required to supply the necessary chemicals to allow for the paint stripping, degreasing and phosphating of gun/gun parts. The contractor is also responsible for regular testing of the chemicals being used in these processes and machines, and disposal of chemicals as required. It is proposed to place Single Source Contract with Metal Wash Ltd using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice which is allowable under DSPCR 2011Section 16(a)(ii) when, for technical reasons the contract may be awarded only to a particular economic operator. Lot 1: The scope of this contract is: 1.1 Provision of equipment – The contractor is required to provide the necessary machinery for Paint Stripping, Degreasing and Phosphating of guns/gun parts, as part of the Metal Laundry capability at DM Gosport (GOS). 1.2 Servicing and maintenance of machines – The contractor is required to conduct routine servicing and maintenance to the machinery supplied, and to respond and resolve any breakdowns of the machinery. 1.3 Chemical Supply, testing and disposal – The contractor is required to supply the necessary chemicals to allow for the paint stripping, degreasing and phosphating of gun/gun parts. The contractor is also responsible for regular testing of the chemicals being used in these processes and machines, and disposal of chemicals as required. 1.4 Contract Duration – This contract will be for a duration of 5 years
Timeline
- Completed: Award date16 January 2025
- Completed: Award published17 January 2025Current notice
About the buyer
The Ministry of Defence is a ministerial department that runs its acquisition and procurement activity through a dedicated commercial function, led by the Director Commercial. Defence Equipment & Support buys, supports and supplies equipment such as jets, warships and armoured vehicles for the armed forces. The Defence Infrastructure Organisation plans, builds and maintains the defence estate separately from equipment procurement. Suppliers can register on the Defence Sourcing Portal, the department's end-to-end eProcurement system for contract opportunities. Many purchasing agreements sit on the MOD Framework Library, its central list of framework routes to market.
Procurement spend from central entities makes up 66% of overall UK public spend.
Over the past 5 years, most of the Ministry of Defence's contract awards have been in IT services, architectural and engineering services and repair and maintenance.
Relevant CPV codes
- 50842000 · Repair and maintenance services of weapon systems
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@ministry-of-defence.gov |
Related buyers
Buyers similar to Ministry of Defence.
- 861£127.1bn
- 801£1.6bn
- 688£160.5bn
- 508£9.8bn
- 397£11.5bn
- 384£1.6bn
- 324£1.5bn
- 299£1.6bn
- 295£676.7m
- 230£222.0bn
Win more public sector contracts
Track every UK and Ireland tender in one place — set up alerts, find decision-makers, and never miss an opportunity.