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Materiel Distribution Land (MDL) Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) PME RFI

Defence Equipment and Support · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 29 Sept 2026, 23:41.

Opportunity overview

The Ministry of Defence (the Authority) under the Materiel Distribution Land (MDL) programme is developing a requirement project for Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) platform. Initially circa 70 to 90 vehicles with an integrated support solution service for an initial period of ten years, with potential options to increase the acquisition volume and extend beyond the initial support period. Aspirational Full Operating Capability (FOC) is June 2029. This requirement aims to introduce a new, technologically advanced system for the delivery of heavy and out-of-gauge equipment, with a minimum threshold of eighty-five (85) metric tonnes, featuring improved low mobility lift capabilities. This system will significantly improve and sustain the operational movement of heavy, mission-critical equipment well into the future. The primary role is to transport heavy armoured equipment, including armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) and main battle tank (MBT), but it must also be capable of moving lighter equipment into the theatre of operations. Additionally, this equipment will be used during peacetime for training delivery both in the UK and overseas. A PIN has previously been released for this requirement reference 2025/S 000-002913.

Classification

  • CPV34000000 — Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
713667451-RFI
Status
planned
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
013398-2025
Description
A change has been made to clarify that a publication date of tender notice is not yet defined.
Entry 2
Id
016204-2025
Description
This Notice has been amended to extend the response submission deadline from 1200hrs noon, Friday 16 May 2025 GMT to 1200hrs noon, Monday 2 June 2025 GMT. The clarification questions deadline has also been extended to 1200hrs, 16 May 2025 GMT.
Entry 3
Id
036032-2025
Description
This Notice has been amended to clarify that any requests received after the dates within the notice will be sent a copy of the questionnaire for information purposes only.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Communication

Future Notice Date
31 Mar 2026, 23:59

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned

Contract period

Ends
1 Jul 2039, 23:59
Starts
1 Jul 2027, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
34000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
013122-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
4 Apr 2025, 14:25
Entry 2
Id
013398-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
7 Apr 2025, 13:46
Entry 3
Id
016204-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
22 Apr 2025, 12:21
Entry 4
Id
024668-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK1
Description
Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
plannedProcurementNotice
Published
22 May 2025, 12:03
Entry 5
Id
036032-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
30 Jun 2025, 11:42

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
2 Jun 2025, 23:59
Description
As part option analysis, the Authority is inviting industry to participate in a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise in support of the development of our acquisition strategy for MDL HET. Specifically, we seek information from industry to help us: a. Establish the potential for an Off The Shelf (OTS) solution to meet the MDL HET requirement. b. Obtain a greater awareness of what the market can currently provide to inform the MDL HET requirement. c. The requirement includes the acquisition, repair, maintenance, inspection and, through-life service options through innovative partnered solutions. d. To inform through life cost and cost of ownership. e. To potentially inform further pre-market engagement activity. This PME is an information gathering exercise. We are looking to understand the potential for adopting or adapting solutions that are already in production. Your responses should be based on solutions that are already in-production. A questionnaire, consisting of 20 questions, will be distributed by e-mail following participants’ requests to partake sent to DESLEVS-FHET@mod.gov.uk. The questionnaire document describes in detail the process for completing and requests that all responses are submitted by the deadline of 1200hrs noon, Monday 2 June 2025 GMT. Any requests received after the dates within this notice will be sent a copy of the questionnaire for information purposes only. Due to the timescales associated with this PME, the Authority is only able to answer clarification questions that are submitted no later than 1200hrs, 16 May 2025 GMT, to this email address: DESLEVS-FHET@mod.gov.uk with ‘FHET PME Clarification Question’ clearly stated in the subject title. We will endeavour to provide our answers by 1200hrs, 23 May 2025 GMT. For the sake of equality of information, a list of clarification questions and the Authority’s response to those questions will be made available to all. Submitted questionnaires will be compiled for analysis and processed to inform the Authority's approach and procurement strategy. Any comments, indications of interest, participation, or non-participation by any organisation at this stage will not influence the process, selection and/or award decision for any future possible procurement, nor will it be taken as a supplier’s committed position. Non-participation in this pre-market engagement will not be taken into account in any related future procurement. For the avoidance of doubt, this PME does not constitute a commitment to launch a formal procurement procedure.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PVRL-5831-GLMM
Name
Defence Equipment and Support

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK12
Country
GB
Locality
Bristol
Postal Code
BS34 8JH
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
MOD Abbey Wood

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - central government

Identifier

Id
PVRL-5831-GLMM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Penko Vargulev

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Bristol · UKK12 · BS34 8JH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-04fd69-2025-06-30T11:42:06+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·