AwardedAwarded 29 September 2026

X-Ray Cabins - PA 23

Defence Equipment and Support · Central government

In brief

Defence Equipment and Support awarded architecture and engineering work to Hoists and Cranes UK Ltd on 29 September 2026.

The notice gives a value of £1,024,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 7 years with extensions, starting 1 September 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a requirement to maintain a transportable X-Ray Cabin capability, for use by the Non-Destructive Testing [NDT] Teams of 71(IR) Sqn and 1710 NAS. Therefore, there is a requirement to procure a Servicing/Maintenance and call-out Repair capability for the X-Ray cabins, by the Air Commodities Delivery Team [ACDT], which is part of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) of the MOD. The requirement is for the in-service support of nine transportable Radiographic Exposure (X-Ray) Cabins. This will include the on-site repair and annual servicing of the X-Ray cabins, including the provision of an annual Electrical Installation Report [to comply with electrical safety regulations BS 7671], the annual I-beam [max 100kg] inspection [in accordance with Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations 1998 (LOLER)] Report, and an annual Structural Assessment Report.

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
Hoists and Cranes UK Ltd 5 bids received	£1,020,000	Awarded 13 August 2026 29 September 2026 to 28 September 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

10 June 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 054759-2026
13 August 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 077282-2026
29 September 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 091868-2026

About the buyer

Defence Equipment and SupportLast 12 months

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From notice 054759-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 10 June 2026, last updated 29 September 2026. We last checked for changes on 29 September 2026.