What the standard is for
The standard focuses on primary mobile shelters, including block-modular solutions, and provides a framework for parameters and testing associated with that product category.
For buyers and international programme teams, this makes supplier evidence and testing documentation important parts of the procurement review, not optional marketing attachments.
PMU is not a synonym for every modular shelter
A PMU should not be automatically equated with an anti-radiation shelter (PRU), a dual-purpose structure (SPP) or a protective shelter designed under another project basis. These terms describe different contexts and should remain separate in English procurement documents.
If the required category is not yet confirmed, write that the solution requires project-specific technical selection instead of choosing a category from a catalogue name.
What to request from a supplier
- the document supporting the claimed conformity of the proposed model;
- information on the testing performed for that structure or model;
- declared capacity and internal layout basis;
- site-preparation and installation requirements;
- a clear list of equipment and systems included in the price;
- responsibility for delivery, installation, commissioning and final documentation.
Use PMU terminology carefully in donor and public procurement
A tender can become technically inconsistent if one supplier prices a PMU while another prices a project-designed protective structure. Before comparing price, align the intended category, capacity, scope and acceptance evidence.
The ShelterMetric supplier-comparison and procurement tools are designed to make those scope differences visible before a headline price is treated as comparable.
Official sources and references
For design, procurement and compliance decisions, verify the current Ukrainian text and status of the applicable document. ShelterMetric uses the English pages as working explanations, not as unofficial substitute standards.