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Equipment Cabinets and Enclosures

Defence Science and Technology Laboratory · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 00:20.

Opportunity overview

Dstl has a requirement for the design, assembly and supply of a number of a 31U high 19 inch equipment cabinets, each containing seven electronic enclosures, and separately a Human Computer Interface (HCI), all built to a defined specification that will be provided with the full SOR. The cabinet and enclosures are intended for use by the MOD and are to be designed to meet defence standards in accordance with DEFSTAN 08-107 Iss3. The equipment shall be designed to meet environmental criteria and will need to be subjected to EMC and environmental testing (temperature & vibration) in accordance with DEFSTAN 59-411 and 08-123. The internal enclosures will consist of five custom electronic enclosures each with a design provided by Dstl but for the supplier to design the mechanical layout and wiring assembly arrangements; space for a 9U processing chassis provided by Dstl; and a chilled water heat exchanger. The cabinet will need to be designed for two modes for cooling the equipment to account for the different environments that the system can be operated in. Either air cooled – air flows into and out of the cabinet therefore expelling wild heat into the surrounding area. Or chilled water cooling – air recirculates inside the cabinet to cool the enclosures, but heat is taken out of the cabinet by chilled water heat exchangers.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

STEATITE LIMITED

Matched by number
Published award value
£1.6m
Awarded
17 Aug 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 04403746
Location
Redditch,, UKG12, B98 9EX, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV31720000 — Electromechanical equipment

Lots

  • Lot 1£1.5m

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
RQ0000077037
Status
complete
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
selective
Main Procurement Category
goods
How to submit
Suppliers must submit the Procurement Specific Questionnaire via the Defence Sourcing Portal by the specified deadline in order to request to participate in the competition. Link to DSP oppotunity listing: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=59741
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Expression Of Interest Deadline
12 May 2025, 17:00

Procedure

Features
This is a two stage competition. Stage 1 is a conditions of participation stage with criteria being marked as Pass/Fail. Suppliers who Pass all conditions of participation will be proceed to stage 2 when they will be invited to tender. For stage 1 the Procurement Specific Questionnaire (PSQ) (including Conditions of Participation) is available within the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) and will be used to determine suppliers that meet the participation criteria to invite to submit a tender. This will also include the assessment of whether a supplier, its connected persons, associated persons or any intended subcontractors are excluded or excludable persons and whether the suppliers are UK suppliers under the Procurement Act. Within the PSQ there are Pass/Fail questions, a Fail resulting in exclusion from further participation in the tendering process. An Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be issued to those successful at PSQ. A clarification process will be used during the tendering period to allow suppliers to seek clarification from the Authority. A summary of the award criteria is in this notice and will be explained in the Tender Documents issued with the ITT at stage 2 of the competition. The Authority reserves the right to refine the award criteria before the Tender period in accordance with section 24 of the Procurement Act 2023. This may include revision to the weightings of the sub-criteria. The Authority reserves the right to amend the procurement, where such amendment would not be substantial, as follows, including and not limited to; • amendments to the tender documents which may provide clarification • refining the specification as the competitive flexible procedure progresses • reducing timescales. If any amendments are made, the Authority will consider whether any applicable tender deadlines should be revised, and whether any tender documents or notices need to be re-issued.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
14 Jul 2025, 23:59

Communication

Future Notice Date
17 Apr 2025, 23:59

Special regime

defenceSecurity

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Additional Procurement Categories

services

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Value

Amount
1,500,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,800,000

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Technical
Type
quality

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Name
Price
Type
price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact

Contract period

Ends
21 Oct 2028, 23:59
Starts
24 Jul 2025, 00:00

Selection criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
economic
Description
Details can be found in the PSQ
Criterion 2
Type
technical
Description
1. The supplier/ team shall demonstrate with documented evidence they have a track record in designing and manufacturing bespoke cabinets and enclosures that meet defence standards, including working closely with the customer to ensure requirements are met. Pass criteria: the evidence provided by the supplier gives the customer confidence that the supplier has suitable capability, experience, track record and capacity to undertake the work outlined in this document 2. The supplier team (including subcontractors) shall demonstrate a track record of undertaking environmental testing of customer equipment (covering EMC, vibration and temperature testing). Pass criteria: the supplier evidence gives the customer confidence that the supplier has the experience and facilities for undertaking environmental testing. 3. The supplier team (including subcontractors) shall confirm that they have suitable means for handling information at Official Sensitive and access to suitable facilities and personnel for undertaking the environmental testing at UK SECRET. Pass criteria: the supplier confirms that they have these means available for handling such information and undertaking the testing. Further details can be found in the PSQ

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
31720000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electromechanical equipment

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
future
Document Type
biddingDocuments
Access Details
An Invitation to tender and associated documents will be issued to suppliers who pass all conditions of participation. Documents will be issued via the Defence Sourcing Portal, or by email.
Entry 3
Id
015834-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
17 Apr 2025, 11:28

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
015726-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
17 Apr 2025, 08:36

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
met
Date Met
15 Dec 2024, 00:00
Description
One supplier contacted to help identifysuppliers that may be able to supply the goods and services require

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDDM-1961-MTLN
Name
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK15
Country
GB
Locality
Salisbury
Postal Code
SP4 0JQ
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Porton Down

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PDDM-1961-MTLN
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-COH-04403746
Name
STEATITE LIMITED

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG12
Country
GB
Locality
Redditch,
Postal Code
B98 9EX
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Steatite Ltd, Acanthus Road, Ravensbank Business Park,

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large
Sheltered Workshop
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No

Identifier

Id
04403746
Scheme
GB-COH

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
18 Aug 2025, 00:00
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
goods
Assessment Summaries Date Sent
19 Aug 2025, 00:00

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
31720000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electromechanical equipment

Value

Amount
1,649,818
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,979,781.6

Documents

Entry 1
Id
050125-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
20 Aug 2025, 11:58

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-04403746
Name
STEATITE LIMITED

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
3 Sept 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
4 Aug 2028, 23:59
Starts
4 Sept 2025, 00:00

Standstill Period

Ends
1 Sept 2025, 23:59

Additional Procurement Categories

services

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
16 Sept 2025, 00:00
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
Dstl has determined that the inclusion KPIs and associated cost would not beneficially drive expected behaviours in consideration of the COTS specification and delivery linked payment of this requirement.

Value

Amount
1,649,818
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
1,979,781.6

Period

Ends
31 Oct 2028, 23:59
Starts
17 Sept 2025, 00:00

Documents

Entry 1
Id
059487-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
25 Sept 2025, 08:54

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Salisbury · UKK15 · SP4 0JQ · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UK · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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