714970452 - Provision of Tensile Testing Machine Tender Notice
Details
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence
- Supplier(s)
- Aptillium Ltd
- Value
- £213,419
- Duration
- 5 years
- Topic
- Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring
- Published
- 15 April 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
Type: Open Competition PA23 Volume of goods, services or works: 1 Tensile Testing Machine with Calibration and Service Plan once per annum for 5 years. Value of goods, services or works: £213,419 The Authority has a one off requirement for the supply, delivery and installation of a tensile testing machine at MOD Lyneham. The machine must come with a five year support and service package. Further details including machine specification can be found in the procurement documents on the Defence Sourcing Portal (www.contracts.mod.uk). ## Contract award Title: Provision of Tensile Testing Machine
Timeline
- Completed: Award published15 April 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date15 April 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date24 April 2031in 5 years
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
- 38540000 · Machines and apparatus for testing and measuring
- 38900000 · Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments
- 43800000 · Workshop equipment
- 44315100 · Welding accessories
- 50410000 · Repair and maintenance services of measuring, testing and checking apparatus
- 50412000 · Repair and maintenance services of testing apparatus
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 |
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