Official UK procurement notice
709986452 - The Supply of Fume Cabinet Spares and Repairs Services Contract Award Notice
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement description709986452 - The Supply of Fume Cabinet Spares and Repairs Services Awarded for a term of 5 years with an additional potential 4 individual optional years
CPV: Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1709986452 - The Supply of Fume Cabinet Spares and Repairs ServicesAwarded
709986452 - The Supply of Fume Cabinet Spares and Repairs Services. A 5-year support contract covering FY 25/26, 26/27, 27/28, 28/29, 29/30 30/31. Plus 4 consecutive option years for the purchase of spares, repairs, and post design services. Initial Contract value of £261513.43 Exclusive of Option years and VAT.
Filtration cabinets are used to extract hazardous gases, fumes, vapours, and dust produced during the cleaning and testing of aircraft components in workshops across the whole of defence and are located at all aircraft maintenance facilities across the UK.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 6 Oct 2025, 09:06 BST
- Last source update
- 6 Oct 2025, 09:06 BST
- Authority reference
F03 CAN- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-062366- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a868Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator due to absence of competition for technical reasons
- Published justification
In accordance with the provisions of The Public Procurement (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 SI No. 2020/1319, this procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 as amended (in particular by SI 2020/1319). Prior publication of a contract notice in the Official Journal of the European Union is no longer appropriate. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a contract notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the relevant legislation) is lawful in accordance with regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 because competition is absent for technical reasons.
This is because Fumecare is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) of the Cabinet and has supported it since it was introduced into service in 1997. Only the OEM has the drawings, information, technical expertise, and tools necessary to support this critically important piece of safety equipment which is used to remove toxic dust, fumes and aerosol vapours when testing aircraft components for early signs of failure such as cracks and metal fatigue. In particular, due to the age of the Cabinet, certain of its key electronic components are now obsolete and only the OEM has the expertise to upgrade them to the required technical and safety standards.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fumecare LtdSMEThe Supply of Fume Cabinets Spares and Repairs. | £552,655 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
The Supply of Fume Cabinets Spares and Repairs. · Fumecare LtdSME
- Signed
- 2 Oct 2025
- Value
- £552,655
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Support Capabilities and Commodities Delivery Team, Logistics Services and CommoditiesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Fumecare LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.