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715862482-Complex Geometry Body Armour - UK1

Buyer: Defence Equipment and Support →

BuyerDefence Equipment and Support
Statusplanned
DeadlineNot published
Value£4,166,666
Published29 May 2026

What is being bought

UK MOD wishes to understand market current technology readiness levels regarding Complex Geometry Body Armour specific body armour solutions, including but not limited to; hard armour plates, soft armour filler, and tactical vests/carriers. Please see link to PME Questionnaire: https://contracts.mod.uk/esop/guest/go/opportunity/detail?opportunityId=61075

Delivery location

UK, GB

Categories

Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment 35000000

Lot details

Lot 1

No lot description published.

Statusplanned
Contract periodFrom 14 Dec 2026 to 14 Dec 2031
SME suitabilitySuitable for SMEs

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipmentNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 35. The category anchor is Security, fire-fighting, police and defence equipment (35000000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 358133 median · 52.8 average (178 of 813 with a bid count)4.3 average (188 of 813 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer56Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Delivery region: UK2903 median · 116 average (70 of 290 with a bid count)6.6 average (78 of 290 with named award suppliers)Not published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)742 median · 2 average (1 of 74 with a bid count)1 average (1 of 74 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimedefenceSecurity
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetValue not published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents1
Planning milestones1
MilestoneTypeDueStatus
Industry day on 15 June 2026 - 10.00-14.30 - invites will result from responses to RFI.engagement5 Jun 2026scheduled

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0698a9
Latest release ID050882-2026
Latest release timestampFri May 29 2026 13:18:47 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statusplanned
Procurement methodNot published
Procurement method detailsNot published
Main procurement categorygoods
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£4,166,666
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source1
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release1

Notice history

DateEventReference
29 May 2026planningUpdate050882-2026
18 May 2026planningUpdate045393-2026
14 May 2026planningUpdate044359-2026
14 May 2026planningUpdate044356-2026
14 May 2026planning044342-2026
14 May 2026planning044333-2026

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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14 May 2026 · 044342-2026 · planning
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14 May 2026 · 044333-2026 · planning
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