Notice Information
Notice Title
MSS/109 Lot 2 - Life Jackets, Buoyancy Aids and Flotation Devices - Tactical
Notice Description
Supply and Support of Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs), specifically life jackets, buoyancy aids and other flotation devices, across all Maritime/Amphibious platforms, covering Surface vessels, Submarine and Land Forces operations over water. Activities to be undertaken include project management, initial provisioning, supply of spares, training and post design and technical services The equipment users are identified as a combination of military and civilian personnel with various recreational, operational, and tactical requirements across a spectrum of activities, assets, and environments. The requirement has been divided into two Lots, with this contract being for Lot 2 as below: Lot 2 - Tactical. These PFDs are to perform to the same standard as is required by legislation with specific deviations. These PFD's will be used for military activities such as Surface or Aviation assault, vertical assault, tactical insertion, construction in a hostile environment as well as riverine operations.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Civilian Personal Flotation Devices
Lot 2Tactical Personal Flotation Devices
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0433d6
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007174-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated with publication of a contract notice
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
-
- CPV Codes
39525300 - Life jackets
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £27,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Lots Value
- £27,000,000 £10M-£100M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £97,992,758 £10M-£100M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 25 Feb 202512 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 23 Feb 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 30 Jan 20251 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
- Contact Name
- Attn: Chapman Kieron
- Contact Email
- desshipsmss-mast-sabp@mod.gov.uk, kieron.chapman802@mod.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BS34 8JH
- Postcode
- N/A
- 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
- TLK11 Bristol, City of
-
- Local Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Electoral Ward
- Stoke Park & Cheswick
- Westminster Constituency
- Filton and Bradley Stoke
Further Information
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