Official UK procurement notice
The Repair of Steering Gear and Hydraulic Assemblies & Associated Items
Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Ministry of Defence (the Authority), proposed to award a five (5) year Framework agreement with two (2) x 12-month option years subject to requirement and satisfactory performance, potentially making this a seven (7) year Framework Agreement for The Repair of The Repair of Steering Gear and Hydraulic Assemblies & Associated Items. Having reviewed the procurement, a decision has been made to cancel further activity against this requirement. This notice announces the abandonment of this tender activity and is for the purposes of transparency only. This is not a request for expressions of interest. The requirement was advertised on behalf of the Authority on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) and Find a Tender dated 19/02/2026 reference 1e09bd37-1384-449f-91b7-c3daf4ba63a8 under Contract Number IRM24/7678 following the Restricted procedure under the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations 2011.
CPV: Maintenance and repair services · Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- … – … (5 yrs)
- Framework value
- £950,000
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: 40%
- Price: 50%
- Social Values: 10%
- Suitability
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
- Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal
- Click the “Click here to register” link
- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
- Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
- Responding to the tender
- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any furt…
- Suitability
Suppliers Instructions How to Express Interest in this Tender:
- Register your company on the eSourcing portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal
- Click the “Click here to register” link
- Accept the terms and conditions and click “continue”
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click “Save” when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
- Express an Interest in the tender
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the "PQQs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Pre-Qualification Questionnaires open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant PQQ to access the content.
- Click the “Express Interest” button in the “Actions” box on the left-hand side of the page.
- This will move the PQQ into your “My PQQs” page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the PQQ code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the “Settings and Buyer Attachments” in the “Actions” box
- Responding to the tender
- You can now choose to “Reply” or “Reject” (please give a reason if rejecting)
- You can now use the ‘Messages’ function to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the PQQ
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any furt…
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “The Repair of Steering Gear and Hydraulic Assemblies & Associated Items” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Restricted
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32009L0081 Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (Directive 2009/81/EC)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 19 Feb 2025, 12:26 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Jul 2026, 14:48 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070369- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e3e5Find a Tender
- Other terms
Delivery performance
Publisher note: The Contracting Authority intends to use an e-Tendering system in this procurement exercise, please visit www.contracts.mod.uk for full details and to register your interest in this procurement.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
21 Mar 2025 → 24 Jul 2026 · 2 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown21 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published96 days ago24 Jul 2026, 14:48 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated24 Jul 2026, 14:48 BST
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
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| — | Text1 | The Ministry of Defence (the Authority), intends to award a 5-year Framework Agreement with 2 option years subject to requirement and satisfactory performance, potentially making this a 7-year Framework Agreement for The Repair of Steering Gear and Hydraulic Assemblies & Associated Items. These include but are not limited to Articles categorised within the associated Contract Notice and Pre-Qualif… | The Ministry of Defence (the Authority), proposed to award a five (5) year Framework agreement with two (2) x 12-month option years subject to requirement and satisfactory performance, potentially making this a seven (7) year Framework Agreement for The Repair of The Repair of Steering Gear and Hydraulic Assemblies & Associated Items. Having reviewed the procurement, a decision has been made to ca… |
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Babcock Land Defence LimitedReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.