Stale Pre-tender

715904490-UK1-BROADTAIL

Details

Value
£12,432,000
Topic
Wall and rope climbing equipment
Published
29 July 2026

Tender description

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.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published29 July 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

Defence Equipment and Support is a central government executive agency that buys and supports equipment for the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force on behalf of the Ministry of Defence. Air, Land and Sea are DE&S's three capability areas, each running its own procurement. The Defence Suppliers Forum is the main channel for strategic industry engagement. Trade associations such as ADS, Make UK and techUK help route opportunities to businesses.

Over the past 5 years, most of Defence Equipment and Support's contract awards have been in repair and maintenance, security and defence equipment and transport equipment.

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