Procurement of Fibre Laser Cutter RQ0000106168
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Estimated value
- £336,000
- Excluding VAT
- Where
- UK-wide
- Buyer in South West England
- Trade
- Other
- Machine tools operated by laser and machining centres
- Documents
- On the Defence Sourcing Portal
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Worked out by Evendraft from the notice’s own data, on 4 Nov 2026. The official notice is the one to rely on.
- Time to bid
- 26 full UK working days before the closing day, Fri 11 Dec 2026 (England and Wales bank holidays left out).
- Time allowed
- The buyer allowed 37 days from publication to the closing day: longer than the median for open the Other group tenders (31 days).
- Value
- £336,000 is above the median (£324,250) of the 160 open the Other group tenders that state a value.
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the procurement, installation and commissioning of a Fibre Laser Cutter to supplement the existing Waterjet Cutter. The new capability will improve manufacturing reliability, increase productivity, reduce operating costs, and ensure continued support to critical defence programmes
- Official notice
- Find a Tender, notice 104590-2026
- Buyer
- Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
- Buyer’s region
- South West England
- Where the work is
- UK-wide
- Listed on Evendraft under
- South West England (the buyer’s region: the notice says the work can be anywhere)
- Published
- 4 Nov 2026
- Tender deadline
- 11 Dec 2026, 12:00 UK time
- Estimated value
- £336,000 (excluding VAT)
- Trade
- Other
- CPV codes
- 42610000 Machine tools operated by laser and machining centres
- Procedure
- Open procedureOne stage: any supplier can send a full tender.
- Framework
- Not stated on the notice
- Lots
- Not divided into 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
- YesGood 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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