Notice Information
Notice Title
700584378 - The Supply of Aircrew Body Armour and Load Carriage System (BALCS)
Notice Description
The contract has been awarded to Level Peaks Associates for the supply of Aircrew Body Armour and Load Carriage System to the UK MoD.
Procurement Information
This Contract was placed using the negotiated procedure without prior publication of a Contract notice pursuant to Regulation 16 1(a)(ii) of the UK Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 'Use of the Negotiated Procedure without prior publication of a Contract Notice'. This Contract is awarded to Level Peaks as there are no other suppliers able to supply this item within the timing required to equip the frontline. Furthermore, the equipment supplied by Level Peaks has been rigorously assessed and qualified for use in both fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft and against the current Government Quality Assurance Requirements (GQAR), thus making Level Peaks Associates the only supplier able to deliver this equipment to meet the required Standard. Further to DEFCON 658 the Cyber Risk Profile of the Contract is Very Low from Cyber Risk Assessment as defined in Defence Standard 05-138.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-02bc5a
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013543-2021
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated without publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
-
- CPV Codes
44430000 - Armour plating
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £2,216,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Jun 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Apr 20214 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Not Specified
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE - ABBEY WOOD SOUTH - AIR COMMODITIES
- Contact Name
- Attn: McCormack Conor
- Contact Email
- conor.mccormack103@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
Notice URLs
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