--- title: "714437450 - Hearing Protection Communication and Situational Awareness (HPCSA) UK1 Pipeline Notice" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0501b6" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0501b6" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0501b6.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0501b6.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "MINISTRY OF DEFENCE" published: "2025-06-25" --- # 714437450 - Hearing Protection Communication and Situational Awareness (HPCSA) UK1 Pipeline Notice Buyer: MINISTRY OF DEFENCE Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0501b6 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0501b6) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0501b6.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Defence, a central government public authority, is in the planning stage for a procurement process titled "714437450 - Hearing Protection Communication and Situational Awareness (HPCSA) UK1 Pipeline Notice". This initiative focuses on a service industry category involving the development of a communications hearing protection and situational awareness system tailored for environments of Armoured Fighting Vehicle crew and Dismount Close Combat personnel. Located in the UK, this procurement is under a special regime of defence security, with an anticipated contract period from 1st April 2027 to 31st March 2032, and a potential extension up to 31st March 2037. Early Market Engagement is planned, with a Market Interest Day set for 15th May 2025 at Warminster Garrison and a Request for Information to gather industry inputs. This procurement presents significant growth opportunities for businesses specialising in protective gear, electronic data exchange services, and similar sectors. The procurement budget is sizable, with a total contract value of £250 million, making it highly attractive for SMEs and VCSEs that meet suitability criteria. Companies offering innovative and compliant noise attenuation systems are well-suited to compete in this tender, particularly those that can meet the Control of Noise at Work Regulations 2005 standards. As the process progresses towards a tender stage in July 2026, proactive engagement and readiness to align offerings with the outlined requirements could position businesses favourably for success. ## Notice 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 in Armoured Fighting Vehicle (AFV) crew and Dismount Close Combat personnel noise environments. ### Planning Information 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. More information can be found on the Defence Sourcing Portal (DSP) a link to which will accompany this Notice. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034883-2025 | | Notice type | UK1 - Pipeline Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 25 Jun 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 1 Jul 2026 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 31 Mar 2032 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £250,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF DEFENCE | | Locality | BRISTOL | | Post town | Bristol | | Postcode | BS34 8JH | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLK5 West of England | | ITL 3 | TLK52 Bath & North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire | | Local authority | South Gloucestershire | | Electoral ward | Stoke Park & Cheswick | | Westminster constituency | Filton and Bradley Stoke | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories - 64 - Postal and telecommunications services ### Codes - 18143000 - Protective gear - 18443000 - Headgear and headgear accessories - 18444000 - Protective headgear - 18444100 - Safety headgear - 64216110 - Electronic data exchange services ## Release History - 25 Jun 2025 at 05:58 - Planning - UK1 - Pipeline Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034883-2025 - 11 Apr 2025 at 13:54 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014692-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034883-2025 25th June 2025 - Pipeline notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/014692-2025 11th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0501b6. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0501b6.json.