Awarded without open competition
Awarded without open competition. The buyer went directly to one or a few suppliers instead of advertising the contract. Procurement rules allow this only in specific cases, such as extreme urgency, when only one supplier can do the work, or for call-offs from an existing framework.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ministry of Defence · Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
- Supplier
- Test Fuchs
- Value
- £15,309,668.97
- Procedure
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Sector
- Repair & maintenance · Repair and maintenance services of security and defence materials (CPV 50600000)
- Region
- South West
- Official notice
- 064625-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date2 Jul 2026
- Published9 Jul 2026Published 7 days after the contract date
Description
In-service support arrangement for the support of a range of the MODs Hydraulic Test Systems. This includes elements of spare provision, repairs of major equipment and sub-components, technical support and modifications.
About the supplier
Test Fuchs: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 04978627).