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# Defence Sourcing Portal - Provision of Emergency Breathing System (EBS) and In-Service Support

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/defence-sourcing-portal-provision-of-emergency-breathing-system-ebs-and-in-service-support-ocds-h6vhtk-03d6ee). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "Defence Sourcing Portal - Provision of Emergency Breathing System (EBS) and In-Service Support". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.contracts.mod.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** £1,800,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 19 July 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Restricted procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Breathing apparatus, Purchase
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £1,950,283 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/defence-sourcing-portal-provision-of-emergency-breathing-system-ebs-and-in-service-support-ocds-h6vhtk-03d6ee#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03d6ee`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/defence-sourcing-portal-provision-of-emergency-breathing-system-ebs-and-in-service-support-ocds-h6vhtk-03d6ee#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [contracts.mod.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.contracts.mod.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/defence-sourcing-portal-provision-of-emergency-breathing-system-ebs-and-in-service-support-ocds-h6vhtk-03d6ee#participate

## Description
The Single Statement of Need (SSON), for an emergency breathing system is: UK MOD personnel shall, as far as is reasonably practicable, be provided the means to extend time underwater so that escape from an aircraft, which has capsized or submerged as a result of an attempted controlled ditching or an uncontrolled water impact, is achievable if not constrained by external factors outside of what is expected.
Aim of the procurement is to:
1. Procure an Emergency Breathing System (EBS) to BSEN 4856: 2018 and to reduce Risk to Life (RtL) to As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP);
2. Create a contract which provides a through-life procurement and support solution to improve repairs and spares availability, reduce delivery times and minimise the future contract management burden for The Authority: and
3. Maintain or reduce the overall cost of ownership through life.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 44611200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** The Single Statement of Need (SSON), for an emergency breathing system is: UK MOD personnel shall, as far as is reasonably practicable, be provided the means to extend time underwater so that escape from an aircraft, which has capsized or submerged a...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Provision of Emergency Breathing Systems (EBS) and In-Service Support (active)
  - Award id: `005933-2024-708090450-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Survitec Group Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160018`
  - Value: £1,950,283 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Provision of Emergency Breathing Systems (EBS) and In-Service Support (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,950,283
  - Signed Date: 22/11/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F005933-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-02-23T11:26:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T02:31:41.127Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03d6ee