Official UK procurement notice
715870502 Procurement of Personal Locator Beacons and Ancillaries CDN
Authority: Defence Equipment and Support (Central government)
Sectors: Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories (18) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£248,164published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 6 Aug 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Techtest Limited
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionContract for the supply of F-35 type approved Pilot Personal Locator Beacons and peripherals.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Defence & security
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Oct 2026, 10:14 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2026, 10:14 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-097759- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-078922Find a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published16 Oct 2026, 10:14 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £248,1641 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 6 Aug 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Techtest Limited | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Techtest Limited
- Signed
- 6 Aug 2026
- Value
- £248,164
- Period
- 17 Sept 2026 – 31 Jul 2030
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Techtest LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender