Official UK procurement notice
IRM26/7751 The Supply of Thermal Camouflage Sheets & Associated Items
Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBabcock Land Defence Limited - acting as agent to the UK Ministry of
Defence ("the Authority") has under consideration a 8 Year Framework
Agreement for IRM26/7751 The Supply of Thermal Camouflage Sheets & Associated Items
CPV codes applicable to this contract are:
39522200 Camouflage covers
This Framework Agreement includes 46 items identified as being in
scope.
The contract value: £9,918,000.00
All items within the scope of requirement are codified to NATO Stock
Numbers (NSNs). Tenderers shall be provided with NATO Stock
Numbers and shall be informed of any required applicable
compliance standards.
All items must be supplied compliant to specifications which will be
issued with the tender documentation.
Cyber Risk Level: 1 RAR Code: RAR-EDC3lWH
Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items
of a similar nature to the contract post award.
The resulting Framework Agreement shall contain a set of Key
Performance Indicators to measure performance in areas such as
delivery and quality and shall include remedies for poor performance.
The Authority shall award the Framework Agreement in accordance
with the evaluation criteria which will be detailed in the Invitation to
Tender.
No business whatsoever is guaranteed under any resulting
Framework Agreement indeed there is no guarantee that any
Framework Agreement will be put in place in relation to this notice. No
compensation etc. will be paid if a tender or resulting Framework
Agreement is withdrawn for any reason. Bidders should take part in
this process only on the basis that they fully understand and accept
this position.
Expressions of interest to participate in this requirement are to be
submitted on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) by completing the
Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ).
The PSQ shall be assessed on DSP using the selection criteria given
within the PSQ and within each question. It is the intention of the
Authority to down select, economic operators who will be invited to
tender, only those suppliers who provide all mandatory information
and are not subject to a mandatory exclusion.
- How the procedure runs: The Authority intends to conduct the procurement in 2 stages. Stage 1 is the Procurement Specific Questionnaire, Stage 2 is the issue of the Invitation to Tender The Competitive Flexible Procedures in the Public Procurement Act 23 outline a structured approach to procurement, while allowing for flexibility to adapt to changing requirements. The detailed steps involved in the process: The Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) Assessment of Suppliers: The PSQ is assessed based on the selection criteria within the PSQ itself. Each question in the questionnaire is evaluated to determine if the supplier meets the required conditions of participation. Down Selection Process: The intention is to down select suppliers on a pass/fail basis. Only those suppliers who meet the necessary criteria will move forward to the next stage. Invitation to Tender (ITT) Shortlisted Suppliers: Once the PSQ stage is completed, the shortlisted suppliers who meet the criteria are invited to submit their full tender. Tender Documents: The full procurement documents, including requirements, specifications, and terms, are provided to the suppliers. Clarifications: Suppliers can ask questions or seek clarifications to ensure they fully understand the requirements and any flexibility involved in the process. Evaluation and Award Criteria Framework Agreement will be awarded to the bidder who submits the most advantageous tender. Evaluation will consider: Pricing and supply details for the items as specified in the tender. Responses to the Technical Questions: -Supply Chain Management - Contract Coverage - Controlling Price - Controlling Lead Times - Managing Availability - Delivery Excellence -Counterfeit Management - Obsolescence Responses to the Social Value: Fair work: that offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country 1b Fair working conditions Employment and training for those who face barriers to employment. 6a. Create employment and training opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment and/or who are located in deprived areas, and for people in industries with known skills shortages or in high growth sectors. Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the Framework Agreement post award, following Request for Quotations (RFQ).
CPV: Camouflage covers
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- 8 yrs 5 mo from 14 Feb 2027
Published description of the framework
Price must be Firm for the first 12 Months with a Variantion of Price
clause being applied for Years 2 to 8.
As this is up to 1 Single Operator Framework Agreements no further
selection process for the award of contracts is applicable
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£9,918,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Technical: 30%
- Commercial: 60%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Commercial
- Technical
- Social Value
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “IRM26/7751 The Supply of Thermal Camouflage Sheets & Associated Items” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 25 Sept 2026, 08:36 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2026, 08:36 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Feb 2027
- Authority reference
IRM26 7751- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090784- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077a05Find a Tender
- How it runs
The Authority intends to conduct the procurement in 2 stages. Stage 1 is the Procurement Specific Questionnaire, Stage 2 is the issue of the Invitation to Tender
The Competitive Flexible Procedures in the Public Procurement Act 23 outline a structured approach to procurement, while allowing for flexibility to adapt to changing requirements. The detailed steps involved in the process:
The Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ)
Assessment of Suppliers: The PSQ is assessed based on the selection criteria within the PSQ itself. Each question in the questionnaire is evaluated to determine if the supplier meets the required conditions of participation.
Down Selection Process: The intention is to down select suppliers on a pass/fail basis. Only those suppliers who meet the necessary criteria will move forward to the next stage.
Invitation to Tender (ITT)
Shortlisted Suppliers: Once the PSQ stage is completed, the shortlisted suppliers who meet the criteria are invited to submit their full tender.
Tender Documents: The full procurement documents, including requirements, specifications, and terms, are provided to the suppliers.
Clarifications: Suppliers can ask questions or seek clarifications to ensure they fully understand the requirements and any flexibility involved in the process.
Evaluation and Award Criteria
Framework Agreement will be awarded to the bidder who submits the most advantageous tender. Evaluation will consider:
Pricing and supply details for the items as specified in the tender.
Responses to the Technical Questions:
-Supply Chain Management
- Contract Coverage
- Controlling Price
- Controlling Lead Times
- Managing Availability
- Delivery Excellence
-Counterfeit Management
- Obsolescence
Responses to the Social Value:
Fair work: that offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country
1b Fair working conditions
Employment and training for those who face barriers to employment.
6a. Create employment and training opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment and/or who are located in deprived areas, and for people in industries with known skills shortages or in high growth sectors.
Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items of a similar nature to the
Framework Agreement post award, following Request for Quotations (RFQ).
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 20 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
- Appointment period ends
- 20 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 12 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Tender must be submitted electronically via the Defence Sourcing
Portal (DSP) by date and time. The Authority reserves the right to
reject any Tender received after the stated date and time.
Hard copy, paper or delivered digital Tenders (e.g. email, DVD) at
OFFICIAL SENSITIVE classification are no longer required and will not
be accepted by the Authority.
Tenderers are required to submit an electronic online Tender in
response to ITT IRM26/7751
Timeline
25 Sept 2026 → 14 Feb 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published33 days ago25 Sept 2026, 08:36 BST
- Clarification questions by16 days ago12 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends8 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown20 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
- Today29 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 95 days1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 107 days14 Feb 2027
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published25 Sept 2026, 08:36 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender