← Back to opportunities

Provision of Vickers Hardness Testing Machine with 5 Years Service and Support

Ministry of Defence

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Ministry of Defence

Buyer Address: Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island, Portsmouth, UKJ31, PO2 8BY, United Kingdom

Contact Email: NAVYFD-COMRCL-ProcureTeam@mod.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
open
Value
59990.0 GBP
Published
12 Feb 2026, 08:51
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
12 Feb 2026, 00:00
Contract End
31 Mar 2031, 22:59
Category
n/a
CPV
38424000 - Measuring and control equipment
Region
n/a
Awarded To
ZwickRoell Ltd
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

1710 NAS requires the purchase of a modern Vickers and Brinell hardness testing machine, including installation and training and 5 years servicing and support . Specifically, a semi-automated fixed hardness machine and accompanying software able to test at 10 – 30 kg-f and Brinell testing of aluminium samples.

Linked Documents

No linked documents found for this notice.

Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 1 Status: complete

Contracts

Contract Title: Provision of Vickers Hardness Testing Machine with 5 Years Service and Support

Raw Notice JSON

Expand raw payload
{
  "awards": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "items": [
        {
          "additionalClassifications": [
            {
              "description": "Measuring and control equipment",
              "id": "38424000",
              "scheme": "CPV"
            }
          ],
          "id": "1",
          "relatedLot": "1"
        }
      ],
      "mainProcurementCategory": "goods",
      "relatedLots": [
        "1"
      ],
      "status": "active",
      "suppliers": [
        {
          "id": "GB-FTS-174240",
          "name": "ZwickRoell Ltd"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "buyer": {
    "id": "GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ",
    "name": "Ministry of Defence"
  },
  "contracts": [
    {
      "aboveThreshold": false,
      "awardID": "1",
      "dateSigned": "2026-02-12T00:00:00+00:00",
      "documents": [
        {
          "datePublished": "2026-02-12T08:51:31Z",
          "description": "Contract details notice on Find a Tender",
          "documentType": "contractNotice",
          "format": "text/html",
          "id": "012668-2026",
          "noticeType": "UK7",
          "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012668-2026"
        }
      ],
      "id": "1",
      "period": {
        "endDate": "2031-03-31T23:59:59+01:00",
        "startDate": "2026-02-12T00:00:00+00:00"
      },
      "status": "active",
      "title": "Provision of Vickers Hardness Testing Machine with 5 Years Service and Support",
      "value": {
        "amount": 59990,
        "amountGross": 71988,
        "currency": "GBP"
      }
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-02-12T08:51:31Z",
  "id": "012668-2026",
  "initiationType": "tender",
  "language": "en",
  "ocid": "ocds-h6vhtk-0601bb",
  "parties": [
    {
      "address": {
        "country": "GB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Portsmouth",
        "postalCode": "PO2 8BY",
        "region": "UKJ31",
        "streetAddress": "Navy Commercial, NCHQ, Whale Island"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "NAVYFD-COMRCL-ProcureTeam@mod.gov.uk"
      },
      "details": {
        "classifications": [
          {
            "description": "Public authority - central government",
            "id": "publicAuthorityCentralGovernment",
            "scheme": "UK_CA_TYPE"
          }
        ],
        "url": "https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence"
      },
      "id": "GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ",
      "identifier": {
        "id": "PHVX-4316-ZVGZ",
        "scheme": "GB-PPON"
      },
      "name": "Ministry of Defence",
      "roles": [
        "buyer"
      ]
    },
    {
      "address": {
        "country": "GB",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "locality": "Worcester",
        "postalCode": "WR4 0AE",
        "region": "UKG12",
        "streetAddress": "Worcester Six Business Park, Clayfield Road"
      },
      "contactPoint": {
        "email": "mark.deven@zwickroell.com"
      },
      "details": {
        "scale": "large",
        "vcse": false
      },
      "id": "GB-FTS-174240",
      "name": "ZwickRoell Ltd",
      "roles": [
        "supplier"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tag": [
    "award",
    "contract"
  ],
  "tender": {
    "description": "1710 NAS requires the purchase of a modern Vickers and Brinell hardness testing machine, including installation and training and 5 years servicing and support . Specifically, a semi-automated fixed hardness machine and accompanying software able to test at 10 \u2013 30 kg-f and Brinell testing of aluminium samples.",
    "id": "715735494",
    "legalBasis": {
      "id": "2023/54",
      "scheme": "UKPGA",
      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents"
    },
    "lots": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "status": "complete"
      }
    ],
    "procurementMethod": "open",
    "procurementMethodDetails": "Below threshold - open competition",
    "status": "complete",
    "title": "Provision of Vickers Hardness Testing Machine with 5 Years Service and Support"
  }
}