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709073450 - In-Service Support of Hazardous Environment Search Equipment (HESE)

Ministry of Defence · award, contract

Tender information last checkedLast checked 5 Oct 2026, 05:50.

Opportunity overview

PROTECT DT, part of the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence (the Authority), have awarded a contract to Tower Supplies for the In-Service Support of Hazardous Environment Search Equipment (HESE). The contract is for an initial period of 3 years with x4 1-year options to extend to a total duration of 7 years. The total estimated Contract Value (including options) is £3,381,342.97 (ex VAT). This contract has been placed via a competitive procurement using the Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations (DSPCR) 2011 Restricted Procedure utilising the weighted value for money evaluation criteria. Tower Supplies was awarded the Contract as they submitted the highest scoring, compliant bid in accordance with the evaluation criteria set out in the Invitation to Tender. All Tenderers were notified of the Contract Award Decision on 07th November 2025. The Contract was subsequently awarded 24th November 2025 with a Contract Effective date of 1st December 2025.

Awarded to

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Tower Supplies

Matched by normalised name
Contract value
£23.7m
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
7 Nov 2025
Award ID
004019-2026-709073450-1
Status
active
Location
Poole, BH12 4TS, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV50000000 — Repair and maintenance services
  • TED_SERVICE_CATEGORY_DEFENCE1 — Maintenance and repair services

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
709073450
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Restricted

Legal basis

Id
32009L0081
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Scheme
CPV
Id
50000000
Description
Repair and maintenance services

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_SERVICE_CATEGORY_DEFENCE
Id
1
Description
Maintenance and repair services

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Cost
Description
40

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
1
Weight
order
Criterion 2
Name
Non-Cost
Description
60

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
2
Weight
order

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
0

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Ministry of Defence
Id
GB-FTS-171632

Identifier

Legal Name
Ministry of Defence

Address

Street Address
Rowan 2C #8207, MOD Abbey Wood
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Name
Maia Harris, attn: Maia Harris

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Id
MINISTRY
Description
Ministry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisions
Entry 2
Scheme
COFOG
Id
02
Description
Defence
Organisation 2
Name
Tower Supplies
Id
GB-FTS-171633

Identifier

Legal Name
Tower Supplies

Address

Street Address
3 Yarrow Road, Poole, Dorset
Locality
Poole
Postal Code
BH12 4TS
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

supplier
Organisation 3
Name
PROTECT DT
Id
GB-FTS-171634

Identifier

Legal Name
PROTECT DT

Address

Street Address
Rowan 2C #8207, MoD Abbey Wood
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom

Contact

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1
Id
004019-2026-709073450-1
Status
active
Has Subcontracting
Yes

Subcontracting

Description
Breathe Safety Group Ltd are subcontracted to deliver aspects of the requirement

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-171633
Name
Tower Supplies

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
004019-2026-709073450-1
Award ID
004019-2026-709073450-1
Status
active
Date Signed
7 Nov 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
23,669,400.79
Currency
GBP

Period

Duration In Days
2,555

Related procurements

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 004019-2026award, contract ·