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713335450 - Supply of In-Service Support for Eddy Current Flaw Detector Equipment

Defence Equipment and Support · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 06:16.

Opportunity overview

DE&S Deca, on behalf of the Air Commodities Delivery Team, part of the UK Ministry of Defence (“MOD”), intends to enter into a 5 year plus 3 option years contract with ETher NDE Ltd for the provision of In-Service Support (ISS) services, including the repair and maintenance of the equipment, the calibration of the equipment and the provision of software updates, in relation to the Eddy Current Flaw Detector Non-Destructive Test Equipment held at various locations within the MOD, which equipment supports the MOD’s Air Defence capabilities. The proposed contract is expected to commence on 8th September 2025 (subject to change) and to have a total Value of £0.879M (Ex Vat).

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.

Ether NDE

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Published award value
£879k
Awarded
28 Sept 2025
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-PPON PMMW-6925-YVYV
Location
St Albans, UKH23, AL1 5UG, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

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
713335450
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
This procurement falls to be regulated under the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023. It is considered that the award of the contract without prior publication of a planned procurement notice in the UK e-notification service (as required by the Act) is lawful in accordance with paragraph 5 of Schedule 5 to the Act due to the proposed supplier having exclusive rights and paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 due to an absence of competition for technical reasons. This is because ETher NDE Ltd is the original equipment manufacturer of the equipment, the design authority for the equipment and the exclusive owner and holder of all intellectual property rights and proprietary technical information (including drawings, specifications and software) relating to the Eddy Current Flaw Detector Non-Destructive Test Equipment and the TE Test Software required to calibrate the equipment and the only supplier with access to the intellectual property rights and the proprietary technical information necessary to enable the ISS services to be performed. In addition, the ISS services, in particular the required software updates for the equipment, are necessary in order to maintain the interoperability of the equipment with other Non-Destructive Test Equipment operated by the MOD in support of the MOD’s Air Defence capabilities. There are no reasonable alternatives to these ISS services, therefore Ether NDE is the only supplier able to perform the required ISS services.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
singleSuppliersIntellectualPropertyExclusiveRights
Entry 2
Id
singleSuppliersTechnicalReasons

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

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

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKL23
Country
GB
Locality
Flintshire
Postal Code
CH5 2LS
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
MOD Sealand

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PVRL-5831-GLMM
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-PPON-PMMW-6925-YVYV
Name
Ether NDE

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKH23
Country
GB
Locality
St Albans
Postal Code
AL1 5UG
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
18 Brick Knoll Park

Control

Description
N/A

Details

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

Identifier

Id
PMMW-6925-YVYV
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Date
29 Sept 2025, 00:00
Title
Supply of In-Service Support for Eddy Current Flaw Detector Equipment
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

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
Entry 3
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71632200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Non-destructive testing services

Value

Amount
879,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
936,000

Options

Description
3 option years can be taken if the Authority deems the requirement is still needed with Ether NDE

Renewal

Description
3 option years

Documents

Entry 1
Id
041576-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
21 Jul 2025, 11:52
Entry 2
Id
060540-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
awardNotice
Published
29 Sept 2025, 14:43

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMMW-6925-YVYV
Name
Ether NDE

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Status
scheduled
Due
10 Oct 2025, 23:59

Related lots

1

Contract period

Ends
9 Oct 2030, 23:59
Starts
10 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
9 Oct 2033, 23:59

Subcontracting

Subcontracts

Entry 1
Id
1
Description
N/A

Main Contractors

Entry 1
Id
GB-PPON-PMMW-6925-YVYV
Name
Ether NDE Limited

Standstill Period

Ends
8 Oct 2025, 23:59

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
713335450 - Supply of In-Service Support for Eddy Current Flaw Detector Equipment
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
10 Oct 2025, 00:00
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
Yes
No Agreed Metrics Rationale
KPI's are still to be agreed with the supplier upon contract award and contract launch meeting.

Value

Amount
879,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
936,000

Period

Ends
9 Oct 2030, 23:59
Starts
10 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
9 Oct 2033, 23:59

Options

Description
3 option years

Renewal

Description
3 option years

Documents

Entry 1
Id
064185-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
10 Oct 2025, 13:44

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Flintshire · UKL23 · CH5 2LS · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0562cb-2025-10-10T13:44:53+01:00Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·