Notice Information
Notice Title
Hearing Protection Communication and Situational Awareness (HPCSA) Programme Early Market Engagement (EME)
Notice Description
The Hearing Protection Communication and Situation Awareness (HPCSA) programme wishes to horizon scan emerging technologies to address Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) crew and Dismount Close Combat personnel noise environments with a communications hearing protection and situational awareness system that provides the required levels of attenuation for impulse and continuous noise in conformance with the Control of Noise at Work Regulations (CNAWR) 2005. This notice is to inform the Market of an Early Market Engagement Exercise (EME) led by Defence Digital's Tactical Systems Service Executive (TacSys SE) in collaboration with the Army's Hearing Protection Communication Situational Awareness (HPCSA) Programme. The EME exercise will be in the form of a Request for Information (RFI) in MS Forms followed by a Market Interest Day event scheduled for Thursday 15th May 2025 at Warminster Garrison. For further detail on how to register for the Market Interest Day and to submit a response to the RFI, please view the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) Opportunity: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=59700 Additional information: The DSP Opportunity Notice now contains the Market Interest Day Post Event Delegation Pack containing the slides from the day and MOD's responses to the Q&A sessions.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-d8a827cb-ba19-4b55-b990-c592187e7bb0
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/086e80c6-7c18-41fc-865a-fede2c3997b2
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planned Procurement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Not specified
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
64 - Postal and telecommunications services
-
- CPV Codes
18143000 - Protective gear
18443300 - Headgear
18444100 - Safety headgear
64216110 - Electronic data exchange services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Jul 20255 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 30 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Mark Bartlett
- Contact Email
- mark.bartlett105@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 030 679 84073
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BRISTOL
- Postcode
- BS34 8JH
- Post Town
- Bristol
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK5 West of England
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire
- Delivery Location
- TLK South West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/086e80c6-7c18-41fc-865a-fede2c3997b2
7th July 2025 - Early engagement notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/c6d5642d-4792-4987-b880-30af78ffdbb3
Invitation to Market Interest Day -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ac6d2979-1809-4743-9240-50082f519b38
Background and Early Market Engagement Objectives -
https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=59700
Link to Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) Opportunity -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/9d7f1d4a-94e9-4153-b8b2-d74d96d4b1d6
Updated signed invitation letter. Previous version referred to supplier exhibitions at the planned Market Interest Day, this has now been removed as it is not the Authority's intention to host these at the event. -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/163014b7-5da5-446b-98d1-ae7390830a8a
Updated to move response to Market Interest Day deadline to Wednesday 30th April 25 and to update contact details. -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/6cda1bf6-0e45-46f3-8c50-0f85b8b6b017
Updated to move response to Market Interest Day deadline to Wednesday 30th April 25 and to update contact details.
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