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Corrigendum-Materiel Distribution Land (MDL) Heavy Equipment Transporter (HET) PME RFI
AI Summary
The Ministry of Defence, through the Materiel Distribution Land (MDL) programme, is procuring a fleet of Heavy Equipment Transporters (HET) to support operational mobility of large and specialised military assets. The initial order will comprise approximately seventy to ninety units, each equipped with an integrated support solution for a ten‑year period, with the option to expand the acquisition volume and extend the support horizon should operational demands warrant it. Full Operating Capability for the fleet is targeted for June 2029, aligning with the broader MDL strategy to modernise heavy transport capabilities across the armed forces.
These new HETs are required to deliver high‑capacity, out‑of‑gauge equipment, including armored fighting vehicles, main battle tanks, and ancillary light materiel, to theatres of operation and training environments both within the United Kingdom and overseas. The platform must support a minimum payload threshold of 85 metric tonnes, incorporate advanced low‑mobility lift technologies, and maintain the capacity to operate effectively in varied and austere conditions typical of military logistics deployments.
The procurement is managed by Defence Equipment and Support, with submissions acceptable in English and subject to the amended deadlines detailed in the corrigendum. Each candidate platform must fulfil the specified low‑mobility lift capability and exceed the 85‑tonne payload threshold.
Description
This requirement aims to introduce a new, technologically advanced system for the delivery of heavy and out-of-gauge equipment, with a minimum threshold of eighty-five (85) metric tonnes, featuring improved low mobility lift capabilities. This system will significantly improve and sustain the operational movement of heavy, mission-critical equipment well into the future.
The primary role is to transport heavy armoured equipment, including armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) and main battle tank (MBT), but it must also be capable of moving lighter equipment into the theatre of operations. Additionally, this equipment will be used during peacetime for training delivery both in the UK and overseas.
A PIN has previously been released for this requirement reference 2025/S 000-002913.
Amendments:
Other additional information: This Notice has been amended to extend the response submission deadline from 1200hrs noon, Friday 16 May 2025 GMT to 1200hrs noon, Monday 2 June 2025 GMT. The clarification questions deadline has also been extended to 1200hrs, 16 May 2025 GMT.
Engagement process description
As part option analysis, the Authority is inviting industry to participate in a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) exercise in support of the development of our acquisition strategy for MDL HET. Specifically, we seek information from industry to help us:
a. Establish the potential for an Off The Shelf (OTS) solution to meet the MDL HET requirement.
b. Obtain a greater awareness of what the market can currently provide to inform the MDL HET requirement.
c. The requirement includes the acquisition, repair, maintenance, inspection and, through-life service options through innovative partnered solutions.
d. To inform through life cost and cost of ownership.
e. To potentially inform further pre-market engagement activity.
This PME is an information gathering exercise. We are looking to understand the potential for adopting or adapting solutions that are already in production. Your responses should be based on solutions that are already in-production.
A questionnaire, consisting of 20 questions, will be distributed by e-mail following participants’ requests to partake sent to DESLEVS-FHET@mod.gov.uk.
The questionnaire document describes in detail the process for completing and requests that all responses are submitted by the deadline of 1200hrs noon, Monday 2 June 2025 GMT.
Due to the timescales associated with this PME, the Authority is only able to answer clarification questions that are submitted no later than 1200hrs, 16 May 2025 GMT, to this email address: DESLEVS-FHET@mod.gov.uk with ‘FHET PME Clarification Question’ clearly stated in the subject title. We will endeavour to provide our answers by 1200hrs, 23 May 2025 GMT. For the sake of equality of information, a list of clarification questions and the Authority’s response to those questions will be made available to all.
Submitted questionnaires will be compiled for analysis and processed to inform the Authority's approach and procurement strategy.
Any comments, indications of interest, participation, or non-participation by any organisation at this stage will not influence the process, selection and/or award decision for any future possible procurement, nor will it be taken as a supplier’s committed position.
Non-participation in this pre-market engagement will not be taken into account in any related future procurement.
For the avoidance of doubt, this PME does not constitute a commitment to launch a formal procurement procedure.
Lot: 1
Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted: En