Articulated trucks

Tender description

Upgrade of 77 Wheeled Tanker (WT) tractors to enable carriage of loads up to 44 tonnes and application of armour kits to fulfil the light equipment transporter capability. The Light Equipment Transporter (LET) Wheeled Tanker (WT) tractor 68T upgrade project aims to upgrade 78 WT tractors to enable the carriage of loads up to 44T, including all AJAX variants and application of armour kits. An upgraded 68T WT Tractor Concept Demonstrator has already been designed and built by Oshkosh Defense LLC, capable of a combined gross train weight of 68T; this equates to a payload of circa 44T. This contract aims to upgrade the remaining 77 WT Tractors. Oshkosh shall be mandated to award the integration of the upgrade kits and armour kits in accordance with Regulations 40 - 45 of defence and security public contract regulations 2011. The integration shall be undertaken by a 3rd party, however, Oshkosh shall retain accountability for integration of the upgrade kits and armour kits as the prime contractor.