Official UK procurement notice
The Repair of Run-Flats and Special to Type Wheel Assemblies
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBabcock Land Defence Limited, acting as Agent to the UK Ministry of
Defence (the "Authority"), is considering theestablishment of a 2 year Framework Agreement for The Repair of Run-Flats and Special to Type Wheel Assemblies.
Subject to requirements there will be the potential of an addiitonal 2 x 1 option years.
The contract has a total value of £4,950,000.00.
Babcock Land Defence Limited reserve the right to add further items of
a similar nature to the contract post award (over and above those items
envisaged to be added at Contract Award).
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
The resulting contract will include
specific KPIs related to: - Delivery Performance (On Time Delivery)
The Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) code applicable:
35
Additional Terms: Contract Duration: 2 Years with 2 x 1 options
Babcock Land Defence Limited, acting as Agent to the UK Ministry of
Defence (the "Authority") will manage the tender process, oversee
contract compliance, and monitor performance throughout the contract
lifecycle. The Contractor will ensure the articles delivered meet the
Ministry of Defence's operational and strategic requirements
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- 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
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 9 Jul 2026, 17:12 BST
- Last source update
- 9 Jul 2026, 17:12 BST
- Authority reference
IRM25/7728- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-064919- Latest notice
- Transparency notice (UK5)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06c7feFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons; Additional Repeat Extension Partial Replacement
- Published justification
The Ministry of Defence intends to award a contract to Hutchinson (U.K) Limited for The Repair of Run-Flats and Special to Type Wheel Assemblies. The contract will be a for a period of 2 years with the provision for 2 x 1 option years and have a value up to £4,950,000.00.
In making this direct award the Authority relies upon the justification at paragraph 5 of schedule 5 to the Procurement Act 2023 due to Hutchinson (UK) Limited being the original equipment designer and manufacturer of the inserts for the run-flats.
Furthermore, the Authority relies upon paragraph 6 of schedule 5 due to an absence of competition as the information relating to the goods and services is proprietary to Hutchinson (UK) Limited and Hutchison (UK) Limited is not willing to share the technical know-how with any third party. There are no reasonable alternatives to the goods and services because it would introduce an unacceptable level of risk to operational safety and MOD operational requirements.
The Authority also relies upon paragraph 7 of schedule 5 to the procurement Act 2023 as a change in supplier from Hutchinson (UK) Limited would result in the MOD receiving goods and services that are different from the existing goods or services. The difference would result in disproportionate technical difficulties in operation and maintenance as it would introduce an unacceptable level of risk to operational safety and MOD operational requirements.
This notice is not a request for expressions of interest so please do not
apply to be invited to tender. Babcock Land Defence Limited is to
negotiate a single source Contract with the named supplier Hutchinson (U.K) Limited, Unit 10, Hortonwood 32, Telford, TF1 7EU.
Babcock Land Defence Limited is acting as agent on behalf of the
Ministry of Defence. In the first instance interested parties may contact
Babcock with queries relating to this procurement.
Notice history
2 events · 1 release on Find a Tender · since 9 Jul 2026- Transparency notice published9 Jul 2026, 17:12 BSTUK5
- Contract signature expected28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson (U.K) Limited28 Sept 2026 – 27 Sept 2028Options: 2 x 1 option years available | £4,950,000 | — | Standstill |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Hutchinson (U.K) LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender