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IRM24/7694 - The Repair of Various Axles, Transmissions and Associated Items

Defence Equipment and Support

Two stagesFramework

Estimated value
£4,648,000
Excluding VAT
Where
UK-wide
Buyer in West Midlands
Trade
Repairs and maintenance
Repair and maintenance services of vehicle transmissions
Documents
On the Defence Sourcing Portal
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Quick read

Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 24 Oct 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.

Time to bid
11 full UK working days before the deadline to apply to take part, Tue 10 Nov 2026 (England and Wales bank holidays left out). Questions to the buyer close on Tue 3 Nov 2026, 6 working days from now.
Time allowed
The buyer allowed 25 days from publication to the closing day: shorter than the median for open repairs and maintenance tenders (30 days).
Value
£4.65m is above the median (£1.5m) of the 95 open repairs and maintenance tenders that state a value.
This buyer
5 more open tenders from Defence Equipment and Support listed here.
Lots
Divided into 3 lots. The documents say whether you can bid for one, several or all.

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  3. In 17 days

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    This tender has two stages (competitive flexible procedure). Only suppliers who send a request to take part by this date and pass the first stage are invited to tender.

About this tender

The summary is the start of the buyer’s own description, word for word. The full description and the documents are on the official notice.

The overaching contract value is: £4,648,000. This will be broken down between 3 lots. Lot 1 - Land Rover and RWMIK value: £2,000,000 – 12 NSNs in scope

Official notice
Find a Tender, notice 098049-2026
Buyer
Defence Equipment and Support
Buyer’s region
West Midlands
Where the work is
UK-wide
Listed on Evendraft under
UK-wide tenders (a national buyer)
Published
16 Oct 2026
Requests to take part by
10 Nov 2026, 16:00 UK time
Questions by
3 Nov 2026, 16:00 UK time
Estimated value
£4,648,000 (excluding VAT)
Trade
Repairs and maintenance
CPV codes
  • 50116400 Repair and maintenance services of vehicle transmissions
  • 50630000 Repair and maintenance services of military vehicles
Procedure
Competitive flexible procedureTwo stages: apply to take part first; shortlisted suppliers are invited to tender.
Framework
Yes
Lots
3 lots
Suitable for small businesses The buyer’s answer
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises The buyer’s answer
Not stated on the notice
Good for small firms Evendraft’s filter
No (estimated value over £1m)Good for small firms means the buyer marked it suitable for small businesses, the estimated value is £1m or less (or not stated), it is open to new suppliers, and it is not a framework with more than 20 places. Tenders where the buyer didn't say are left out.
Documents
On the Defence Sourcing Portal

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