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Published 11 Apr 2025, 14:54 BST

Official UK procurement notice

714437450 - Hearing Protection Communication and Situational Awareness (HPCSA) UK1 Pipeline Notice

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Defence (Central government)

ServicesAbove thresholdDefence & securitySME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18)Postal and telecommunications services (64) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£250,000,000pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 1 Jul 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Mar 2032 · up to 31 Mar 2037 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

CPV: Electronic data exchange services · Headgear and headgear accessories · Protective gear · Protective headgear · Safety headgear

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1PlannedRenewal 5 yrsSMEVCSE
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 – 31 Mar 2032 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Mar 2037 with extensions
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: Extension options published
18143000 Protective gear18443000 Headgear and headgear accessories18444000 Protective headgear18444100 Safety headgear64216110 Electronic data exchange services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Defence & security
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Apr 2025, 14:54 BST
Last source update
25 Jun 2025, 06:58 BST
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-034883
Latest notice
Pipeline notice (UK1)
Classification (CPV)
Electronic data exchange servicesHeadgear and headgear accessoriesProtective gearProtective headgearSafety headgear
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0501b6 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

11 Apr 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates
  1. Planning notice published
    11 Apr 2025, 14:54 BST
  2. Latest notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 06:58 BST
  3. Market engagement
    30 Jun 2025, 23:59 BST

    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.

  4. Tender notice expected119 days ago
    1 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Today
    29 Oct 2026
  6. Contract startsin 153 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Apr 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    11 Apr 2025, 14:54 BST
    UK2
  2. Pipeline notice published
    25 Jun 2025, 06:58 BST
    UK1
  3. Status changed to planned
    25 Jun 2025, 06:58 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PHVX-4316-ZVGZ MOD Abbey Wood, Bristol, South West, BS34 8JHContact name, email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure