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20 May 2026

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East Midlands

Category Services

Type Tender

No. of Lots 5

Status Active

Published 14th May 2026

Tender Details
Referenceocds-h6vhtk-06665f
Common Procurement VocabularyHorses
Procurement MethodOpen procedure
Value£3,670,000
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East Midlands

Category Services

Type Tender

No. of Lots 5

Status Active

Published 14th May 2026

Tender Details
Referenceocds-h6vhtk-06665f
Common Procurement VocabularyHorses
Procurement MethodOpen procedure
Value£3,670,000

Scope

Reference

715736470

Description

The Army requires additional specialist equine staff to ensure the safe, sustainable, and effective delivery of Military Working Horses outputs across five locations (Hyde Park Barracks (HPB), London; Combermere Barracks, Windsor; Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS), Sandhurst; King George VI Lines, Woolwich; Remount Barracks, Melton Mowbray)

The Contractor shall deliver 7 days per week, comprehensive equine husbandry, training and exercise, veterinary and farrier support, ceremonial readiness, transport and travelling groom duties, equipment care, records and reporting, liaison and surge cover, and multi site availability for Military Working Horses.

Total value (estimated)

  • £3,670,000 excluding VAT
  • £4,404,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 15 July 2026 to 14 July 2031
  • 5 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 03322300 - Horses
  • 80513000 - Horse riding school services

Lot constraints

Description of how multiple lots may be awarded:

See ITT documents for detailed award criteria.

Not the same for all lots

Contract locations are shown in Lot sections, because they are not the same for all lots.


Lot 1. Defence Animal Training Regiment (DATR)

Description

Remount Barracks, Melton Mowbray - see Statement of Requirement for full description.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £423,333.33 excluding VAT
  • £508,000 including VAT

Contract locations

  • UKF2 - Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

Same for all lots

CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 2. The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR)

Description

Hyde Park Barracks (HPB), London - see Statement of Requirement for full description.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £705,833.33 excluding VAT
  • £847,000 including VAT

Contract locations

  • UKI - London

Same for all lots

CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 3. The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS)

Description

Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst (RMAS) - see Statement of Requirement for full description.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £705,833.33 excluding VAT
  • £847,000 including VAT

Contract locations

  • UKJ11 - Berkshire

Same for all lots

CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 4. The Household Cavalry Training Wing (HCTW)

Description

Combermere Barracks, Windsor - see Statement of Requirement for full description.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £1,129,166.68 excluding VAT
  • £1,355,000 including VAT

Contract locations

  • UKJ11 - Berkshire

Same for all lots

CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 5. The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery (KTRHA)

Description

King George VI Lines, Woolwich - see Statement of Requirement for full description.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £705,833.33 excluding VAT
  • £847,000 including VAT

Contract locations

  • UKI - London

Same for all lots

CPV classifications and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Participation

Particular suitability

Lot 1. Defence Animal Training Regiment (DATR)

Lot 2. The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment (HCMR)

Lot 3. The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS)

Lot 4. The Household Cavalry Training Wing (HCTW)

Lot 5. The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery (KTRHA)

  • Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
  • Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)

Submission

Enquiry deadline

29 May 2026, 5:00pm

Tender submission deadline

15 June 2026, 5:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

15 July 2026


Award criteria

Name Type
Value for Money Index Quality

Weighting description

The award of a Contract for this requirement shall be based on the Value for Money index. This approach divides the total score of the non-cost (quality) criteria by the tender cost. It ranks tenders on the amount of quality (represented by the non-cost technical score) for each £ of cost.


Other information

Applicable trade agreements

  • Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Contracting authority

Ministry of Defence

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ

Army HQ

Andover

SP11 8HT

United Kingdom

Email: jonathan.morgan181 [at] mod.gov.uk

Website:

Region: UKJ36 - Central Hampshire

Organisation type: Public authority - central government