Provision of Specialist Craning Capability for Exercise
Details
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence
- Supplier(s)
- Mammoet UK Limited
- Value
- £34,500
- Topic
- Cargo handling services
- Published
- 12 October 2026
- Source
- uk:find_a_tender
Tender description
The requirement supports an exercise and associated pre-and post-exercise activities. Provision of specialist lifting and craning services, including equipment, operators, supervisory personnel, lifting studies, lifting plans and technical support. The contractor shall provide all required resources and documentation to safely execute lifting and transfer activities at the designated site. Services are to be delivered as a short duration requirement, including planning, mobilisation, operational support and post-activity reporting. ## Contract award
Timeline
- Completed: Award published12 October 2026Current notice
- Completed: Award date12 October 2026
- Next: Contract expiry date16 October 2026in 3 days
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
- 63110000 · Cargo handling services
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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